The Science of Psionics, Wednesday

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"Psionics are a kind of energy," Kerrigan began. They were in an ordinary classroom again. She had some fabric sitting in front of her, as well as a round device that looked like a large light, and what appeared to be the hilt of a small dagger. "And like all types of energy, it can be harnessed. Last week, we saw some devices that managed to simulate the psionic abilities of your average teep. This week, we're dealing with a few things made to respond to psionic power, and enhance it."

She picked up the bit of fabric. "This comes from a Ghost's hostile environment suit," she said, "it's a polymer blend. The hostile environment suit 'gathers up' psionic energy from particular nerve clusters on your body, and routs it through this fabric. The fabric, which sticks close to your skin, enhances your strength, speed and durability with that energy. Many Ghosts also get this installed--" She patted the round device. "It's a Moebius Reactor. It stores up and increases psionic energy, meaning that with a Moebius Reactor in place, you will have more energy at the ready to use if you need it. As for this..."

She picked up the hilt. A second later, a blade suddenly portruded from it, made of solid psionic energy. "This is a psi-blade," she said. "Back home, they're made by this species called the Protoss. It responds to the user's psionic energy and sipons off a little bit of it to form this blade. Don't touch it - it'll slice you up worse than just about anything."

As soon as she cast the hilt down, the blade vanished.

"Psionics is energy," she repeated. "As strange and ungraspable as it might seem, this power is still quantifiable. You can use it, not just mentally, but physically. Of course, the advantages are greater and easier for teeks, but with the right technology, telepaths can use their own energy to affect the world around them as well. Just a little more like a blunt instrument than a power tool."

She picked up the psi-blade's hilt again. "I'm keeping this, for obvious reasons," she said, "But the rest of you should feel free to study the reactor and the fabric. If you have powers, you're even free to see if they work for you."

Comments

Circle Discussion: Tools

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Does your universe have some way to store and reuse psionic energy, or to channel it through tools? What are the advantages of using them, and are there any disadvantages that might come out of it? What would they be most useful for?

Re: Circle Discussion: Tools

[onlymistaken]

"My people don't have such tools." Cally's answer was slow, weighed down a bit by thoughts of last week's 'tools.' "But it's believed that our telepathic communications function as a beam passing through a particular dimension, and that the same functions may be replicated through technological means. It's one of our government's avenues of scientific exploration -- so perhaps the correct phrasing would be that my people don't have such tools yet."

Re: Circle Discussion: Tools

[icecoldfrost]

"As far as I know, my universe has no tools like this," Emma stated. "Mutations cover a wide variety of gifts, not just psionics, and I've never met another telepath."

Re: Circle Discussion: Tools

[furnaceface]

Jono glanced at Emma for a moment, and then shrugged, rubbing at the back of his neck.

//There are tools in my world... my corner of the timeline, whatever... that are used to enhance psionic abilities,// he shared. //I wouldn't want to get my hands on it, personally. It's for use by telepaths that are far more disciplined than I am. You get a bit of... feedback, using it, I understand.//

No, really, Jono didn't want to get anywhere near Cerebro. He could do without the headache.

Re: Circle Discussion: Tools

[hotmugofstfu.livejournal.com]

I am only able to direct my abilities with assistance from a tool. But even that is no help for anymore than a general area.

A GODDAMN TUNING FORK ON HIS HEAD. WHAT.