Test Drive Meme - January 2026
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The Test Drive Meme event on 2026 January 5 posted here. This was the event for January 2026.
FAQ Pages
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Event headings
[edit source]I. INITIATION
[edit | edit source]The standard Initiation prompt, delivered by Celia Orne.
II. SHOW YOUR SCALES
[edit | edit source]III. DESTABILIZATION
[edit | edit source]A. BASILEIOS EXTRACTION
[edit | edit source]B. ANATOMY OF A KARTERIAN PILLAR
[edit | edit source]IV. NETWORK...?
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FAQ Questions
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| #1
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Answer date: 2026-01-23 |
Okay, so Five is going to help Rowan out, and together they'd also like to dig into any information about the OG Augmented, especially Peacock (because Rowan is doing the digging and they are slightly obsessed). Please roll the dice for us! | Unfortunately... things don't work out as well as planned. It seems like there were more passive defenses in the building than were readily apparent. Things that weren't deactivated by the situation in Basileios- or perhaps were, but the erratic nature of things causes them to trigger after all. A silent alarm is sent out. While Rowan and Five were able to safely collect the preceding data, their choice to linger and look for more means that they're there when consequences arrive. A soporific gas floods the room, causing all within it to fall unconscious in a handful of seconds. Holding one's breath (or not needing to breathe, or being otherwise immune to poisons) would accomplish nothing- as were it analyzed, it would seem to be operating on a sort of soul-level, lulling it into unconsciousness. It is harmless, at least. But Rowan and Five will awaken in police custody. If they were non-violent in their break-in, didn't kill or hurt anyone, their punishment will be limited to community service. The usual: menial work for a few weeks, have to do a presentation at the end of it to showcase that they've Learned Their Lesson and Will Not Be Doing This Again. (Apologies for my shit rolling luck :c ) |
| #2
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Answer date: 2026-01-22 |
help i can't believe he gets a free tour.... Thank you, this is juicy as always!! Follow up tidbits: 1. In the Uncomfortable Server Room, if he managed to put his little necromancer hands on one of those boxes before they shoo him out to the breakroom and etc., would he get any psychometry vibes? Like anyone in particular who handles these things physically on the regular beyond just moving them around, or worse, if the mystery magic has Living Energy in it... 2. Not technically a question, but he would be compelled to nudge that one guy's pragmatism into Real Human Empathy, ironically in a petty kind of way. Get empathy'd, punk. 3. can he steal a bunch of pens from the breakroom |
1. They would be very concerned about him touching the equipment- and would be genuinely more concerned for him, rather than that he might break things (it is a concern, but one that would only trigger once they ascertained he was okay). He would be quickly shooed away from it, but Pal could still pick up on a couple things:
So while the mystery magic doesn't have anything alive in it (or anything dead, for that matter), it almost certainly involves Katalyth. 2. Is this responsible cniding... But yes, his nudge of this guy into better empathy may succeed. 3. He can. They will be very exasperated about it but they won't go after him over it. If Pal wanted a complementary pen on his tour he could have just asked!! (Or maybe have gone to the job fair they had free pens there!) |
| #3
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Answer date: 2026-01-21 |
hi and welcome to pal's 5g conspiracy era So....... he's convinced himself that PG use some kind of physical device to create the "fields" that do stuff like nerf powers in the torture basement, or temporarily ramp up corruption like in this tdm's study. He would like to Find It. Therefore, the Qs: 1. Can a weird cnid boy get behind the scenes in the building they've set up for the corruption study? He'd go there rather than HQ because a) there's confirmed Effects there and b) he assumes less security. He is willing to use a sneaky cnidocyte or two to convince the employees he's supposed to be there for this*, if just a good sneak isn't going to cut it. *despite his uhhh hatred for pg he doesn't intend to do any violence, cnid soul touch only 2. If he can get behind the scenes, what could he actually find? He is specifically looking for the trick that makes the special rooms special, but he wouldn't ignore any open folders of data or anything like that. Nosy. ALSO would this be different depending on if he's cnidded a handful of people? 3. If there is A Device or an otherwise visible Thing creating the effects, can he pick one up and take it. Can he just steal it. If he cnids someone into feeling like answering his questions, what would they tell him about the operation? he just wants a tour, a totally innocent tour...... |
1. With a bit of careful sneaking, Pal could probably get his feelers inside the backrooms of the building. There is less security, fewer staff around at all, as this isn't a location that's been utilized by Patho-Gen for very long. It's possible that he might get caught at it, especially if he lingers for a while at any one spot. But if he weren't aggressive, he wouldn't get in trouble for it- as it seems like the Patho-Gen staff assigned to this study are of the more sympathetic variety. They would ask if he'd gotten lost (even if he's obviously snooping...), or even offer to show him around the place. He could have his tour! They're trying to regain Augmented trust! It doesn't mean they'd let him go through their computers (patient privacy, for one thing), but there's no secret rooms or anything particularly suspicious. 2. Unfortunately, if there is a device/mechanism for what Patho-Gen uses to shut down character abilities in a given space, it's not present anywhere in the building in Gloria. The only machines here are those that relate to the experiment (Along with just- normal computers for data keeping, monitoring, that sort of thing. There's also a limited amount of medical equipment on hand; while they hope no one will be hurt during the tests, it's better to be more prepared than not... and the building used to be a clinic, so it's already set up for it.). The experiment-machinery is expansive, so Pal would have no problem running into it. There's both a 'front-facing' side that the scientists interact with (operating from typical computers, where they control the parameters of the test and view the results) as well as a 'back-end' room where the magic (somewhat literally) happens. It looks a bit like a small server room, lined with glowing metallic boxes of varying sizes, thrumming with power. It's also sort of... uncomfortable in there. Not awful, but there's a kind of dread that goes with the place. (Any 'official' tour would not linger in the room, but would introduce it as how the experiment is being powered. They don't know exactly how it works, in the same way they wouldn't know the technical details of a computer, or the Syntrofos. They're not engineers! But it's some cutting-edge magical inscriptions on cards inside a lot of those glowing boxes. It's how a lot of their advanced technology works, like the ServiTons.) As for the rest of the building: there's a staff breakroom, a kitchen, some miscellaneous storage. There's also quite a few rooms not being used, and haven't been in some time. While formerly equipped for medical care, there's nothing of interest there now, with any electronics long-since cannibalized. 3. All of the above suggests that while there are plenty of Devices to generate the effects, they haven't been compressed down into any portable form. This is magic that requires whole rooms to project. For cnid-snooping: un(?)fortunately, the staff here are on the up-and-up. The intention is as described, to learn more about the Augmented's corrupted forms, and to give characters the chance to see what they'll become, if they're not yet at that stage. They genuinely don't know why the technology sometimes causes someone to turn into something incorrect. It is very new science, however. They're all pretty excited to be working with the Augmented, and hope that they can use what they learn here to come up with ways to make their stay in Karteria easier. They really did pick the staff for this assignment carefully. The worst Pal might be able to cnidcourage out of someone is a sort of wry pragmatism- that if the Augmented are going to help their city and world, it would be more effective for them to be both understood and comfortable. Torturing helps no one! |
| #4
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Answer date: 2026-01-18 |
Is there any record of the barrier failing this way before (or at all), say in searchable news records etc? Do the Patho-Gen staff collecting the stuff seem surprised by its appearance in any way? TY | There is not any record of the barrier failing (or any of its individual pillars) since it was first constructed. There's no news articles to find about it, and if asked the Karterians will agree that they've never heard even a hint of there ever being problems with the pillars or the barrier. It seems to be an entirely new phenomena. Even Patho-Gen staff would agree that there's never been an issue before. That there's Katalyth (deliberate) inside of the structure, clearly powering it... it's not a surprise, to most staff, who had at least suspected it to be the case. One of those unfortunate necessities that's best to not think too much about. (And of course many in Patho-Gen knew the whole time what was supplying energy for the barrier. There's regular maintenance on these things, and it'd be hard to do that without going inside.) The excess Katalyth, the uncommonly-colored sort found growing wild in the pillar: that is new, and very alarming to them. While Katalyth has always been a part of the pillars, yes, it's never shown any signs of growing outside of its containment. They're clearly disturbed by this development, and that it happened so quickly. |
| #5
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Answer date: 2026-01-16 |
Setting up shelters for displaced rich people at places like Patho-Gen HQ, government offices, and Peacock Theater y/n? | Oh, they won't like that... there will be Complaints. But Patho-Gen might reluctantly shelter some of their own employees and their families in the building (or try and send them to any of their clinics that aren't full; filling beds intended for the sick with the rich isn't the best, but they're at least beds and some limited privacy). They have conference halls, even the ballroom that Initiation takes in... they have unused space, though they'll scramble to arrange it in terms of shelter. The more bureaucratic and public-facing government buildings could also be convinced to convert to storing the rich until they can go home. Peacock Theater would be the easiest to commandeer, and some of the more eccentric or otherwise adventurous rich people might even find it sort of fun, to 'camp out' in a theatre for a few days. (They'll still complain about the amenities.) Overall, there will still be a lot of protest coming from the upper class, who remain more concerned about when they can go home rather than the state of the pillar (surely everything will be fine??). But it's not like there's a hotel in Karteria to send these rich folks too, and most of their families and friends are also in Basileios. Those who can't slum it up in Belle Ville with more distant relatives will have to go somewhere. So in essence: y. |
| #6
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Answer date: 2026-01-14 |
So, the Coordinator Carnivora Duo (that is, Dearka and Yzak) are more interested in snooping than looting. Using their considerable home-world experience in ~intelligence gathering~ combined with what they know of Karterian city politics, are there any specific homes of politicians, industrial magnates and/or Patho-Gen management figures that the boys might be able to suss out as good targets worth delving into? They’re both pretty cautious and wouldn’t want to repeat the act too many times (since that would risk detection and potentially tank the Augmented’s reputation for everyone), so they’d probably limit themselves to just one, MAYBE two high-priority locations. (I can get more into what precise kinds of info they’d be looking for if that’s preferred, I’m never totally sure what the best angle to come at these sort of investigation type questions is... Figured I'd ask what the general flavor of Powerful People they could look into is, first.) Edited 2026-01-06 08:38 am (local)
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OOPS! Discord decided to mark this one as replied to in our chat, and only now did we notice that is not the case! Stellar work. But here we are. Welcom... to the homes of rich people. There are indeed a great many politicians who have their roots deep in the city, and the CCD (Coordinator Carn- you get it) may find... a lot of Official Documents! Living trusts, deeds to land, Taxe's, yadda yadda yadda. Even in the houses of Important Figures, there is very little in their homes that are particularly interesting; the wealthiest of the wealthy often keep their important documentation pertaining to business (and thus, the inner workings of the city) in safer places, with accountants and secretaries and, well, other places. Snooping in Basileios in general... We can supply a good two "??cool??" things to find, and their locations.
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| #7
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Answer date: 2026-01-14 |
I should not be asking this so are katalyth-induced hallucinations... close enough to dreams to eat in case that might temporarily relieve the hallucinator...? And on a scale of 1 to whatever-Bricks-is-doing, how bad of an idea is this? |
The Katalyth-induced hallucinations are unfortunately(?) not close enough to dreams for them to be edible. Hubert could still try to eat them and rather than result in a proper devouring, it would be more like... joining in with the hallucination, becoming just as affected by the energy as the afflicted person. No one would be saved, and now an extra person (himself) would be caught in the situation. (It wouldn't have any particularly bad effects beyond this, as the hallucination itself would prevent him from trying to devour enough for a Brickston-esque-outcome.) |
| #8
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Answer date: 2026-01-10 |
If a certain someone tries to stop people from entering the trial locations (very loudly and possibly at spearpoint), how would Patho-Gen react? | Ah... Patho-Gen will be very startled, and try to politely dissuade him from doing this. It's important science! They will emphatically explain that this is for the benefit of Augmented Ones, in fact, and try to even lay out the precise parameters of the experiment. Maybe he just needs to hear what the trial's all about...? Of course, if nothing seems to placate Xiao, they may call security. (Ugh! Inconvenient that they can't resort to just SHUTTING THESE PEOPLE OFF NOW! But this is precisely the kind of thing that feature is for! He's getting in the way of science!) City security may attempt to physically detain and trespass him from the building... but if Xiao is too violent and strong for these otherwise average humans, welp, Patho-Gen will flip the switch and knock him out cold. They always have it as a failsafe, even if Celia doesn't want them to do it. |
| #9
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Answer date: 2026-01-09 |
Sooooooo one of the data back ups is in Basileios. If someone was to take advantage of the chaos to do a raid, what protection would they still find standing and what would they be able to discover? I assume Rowan would be able to pin point where it is, or at least get close enough to poke around until they can find it. They do have an ability that allows them to open all locks around them for one minute, but they can only use it absolutely maximum twice a day (because I doubled the cost for it to nerf them) and that would completely nerf all of their werewolf abilities if they did, so they'd only use it twice in an emergency, and they'll be bringing someone as back up, but that depends on who takes up the option. In particular they'd be looking for details around the back up in the south, and any mention of PG locations outside of the barrier. |
The backups are contained in an otherwise unassuming building in one of Basileios' business streets. While it doesn't advertise itself as being 'this is where Patho-Gen is keeping sensitive information', it's also not a secret that Patho-Gen owns the place, and does mundane data entry, clerical, etc., type of things. It's all aboveboard, just not advertised. There are no secret experiments going on in the basement, or science at all. So it shouldn't be too hard for Rowan to find out that this unremarkable Patho-Gen building is one and the same with the data back ups! Unlike the rest of the businesses in Basileios which are closed down for the duration and empty of employee and customer alike (even if the residents themselves might be stubbornly holing themselves up in their homes), there is a skeleton crew maintained here. A base precaution, intended to turn away idle opportunists, rather than protect against serious incursions. The floors above-ground don't have anything too interesting, and the machines up here are mostly unusable due to the pillar-breaking. The basement: it is very thickly protected, reinforced against natural disasters. It also has its own limited electrical supply, separate from the primary Karterian grid. Should some disaster happen, the information here is meant to endure. However... the pillar breaking in Basileios, and the particular nature of it, is more than it was ever expected to handle. The machines here are somewhat protected from the interference/corruption that's afflicting devices in the rest of the district and citywide. But there's still glitching, still errors- which might even work in Rowan's favor, as it disrupts technological security. And with suitable distractions/diversions, they could likely get a way down into the basement, and obtain a little bit of time to explore. For the back up to the south: the only location properly south of Karteria is... Mt. Pneuma. And outside of Patho-Gen HQ, Pneuma appears to be the largest center of activity. While the nature of the data is thoroughly encrypted, there's an active flood of it, indicating that the facility there is very much in use. Unsurprising, maybe, but another confirmation of a connection between Pneuma and Karteria. Other Patho-Gen locations: naturally, there's an extensive number of these within Karteria. Outside the barrier their number just as naturally dwindles, which makes them easier to go through. There seem to have been outlets in both Doxa and Phantasia, but are presently defunct, and have been for some time. Those look to be it, when it comes to Orexis. There is nothing tying them to Aparallaxia; it seems like the bridge town never warranted their intervention. On Eparsis: There were also locations within Kelesis, with smaller facilities (akin to clinics) having been shut down by the time they officially withdrew from the city. There is also a much larger, unofficial one underneath Kelesis. That is presumably the Terra "farm" that went rampant over these years. After being disconnected from them for the duration, there's been notable activity recently (beginning when the Augmented first made it to Kelesis). While the activity there has again dropped off, it hasn't entirely disappeared. There's also a much smaller lab near Lake Telos. It seems to have been abandoned at an even earlier point than the withdrawal from Kelesis. On Ekklisis: Not much, as neither Patho-Gen nor Karteria were ever made welcome in Enochlesis, or its territory. But there were several facilities in the city. Oddly, the connection seems to have been severed from the Karterian side, rather than the Enochlesian. More recently too, compared to Kelesis, with the most recent access being ~10 years ago, rather than 25. On Lupê: There's something here. Or there was- which is perhaps not surprising, as it's not as though they had always been in conflict with Karteria. It has also been accessed more recently than the end of the war, and the destruction of the city. All information in connection to Lupê carries the most thorough encryption/deflection/protection. It's unlikely that all of it is even here. (If there's anything else you'd like Rowan to dig for, we can roll a die to see how successful they are at continuing, with an increased risk of getting caught.) |
| #10
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Answer date: 2026-01-07 |
Since it sounds like touching Katalyth is still Extremely a no-go, what methods would characters be using to transport the funky Katalyth out from the top of the pillar? edit to add: also does the patho-gen experiment room work like kelesis wrt recording and photography. a.k.a. if i'm making momo a jellyfish cnidaria for the unfitting soul prompt could he take a photo of his cnidsona and still have it after he exits the dreamspace or whatever exactly it is that's goin on Edited 2026-01-05 04:59 pm (local)
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Re: Katalyth Handling. The Augmented will still be the most equipped to handle getting close to it, but indeed, in the past Patho-Gen has often advised characters to simply note the location of outcroppings, rather than make any direct contact with it. In these dangerous circumstances, they have to resort to giving characters their own methods. (This probably would have been wise to include in the body of the text; I think I may well put a succinct version of this answer as a highlighted EDIT in the post itself, since I think many may have this question.) This circles back around to this: How has Patho-Gen been handling Katalyth, if it's so dangerous? They will provide the Augmented with as much PPE as they can. Thick suits or gloves; long metal foreceps, so as to keep as much distance between themselves and the Katalyth. Chisels, welder's masks, vests that have the same feeling as those radiation shields used during X-rays. If characters wonder if this is remotely enough to protect the average human from even average Katalyth outcroppings... it wouldn't be remiss to question it. Patho-Gen staff who provide such PPE have scarcely ever had to use it themselves, and for those who have, their contact with Katalyth has ever been fleeting and limited. Too much time around it is dangerous. Strangely, nobody who can be spoken to has ever been tasked with physically going out into the environment to deal with it. Re: the experiment room and photography/recordings. It works similarly to Kelesis! That is to say, recording and photos work with a level of glitchiness to it. Some noise here, something that wasn't originally there in the background over there, a couple silly artifacts but nothing groundbreaking. Momo may absolutely document his Cnidaria-type-sona. |
| #11
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Answer date: 2026-01-06 |
And while I’m thinking on it. What does The Calling magic do to him? Just so I know. | Oh, that's an interesting one... But yes, anyone with multiple Natural/Wild Souls would experience that Calling magic is more influential on them, compared to someone with only a single soul. A greater defense against Katalyth/arcane radiation, a greater weakness to the local people, should they try to take advantage of it. (Even so, Calling magic isn't hugely powerful in its own right. It works on animals, who are much simpler than people, because of that relative 'simplicity'. Foreign minds will always tangle up the mechanics of it.) |
| #12
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Answer date: 2026-01-06 |
Does the curfew apply to augmented who are (or who claim to be) helping with the pillar? Does the song from the dark Katalyth have anything familiar with Peacock’s song from the PG holiday camp? |
The curfew wouldn't apply to anyone helping with the pillar! They can work at their own schedule, their own time. Nor would the Augmented be held strictly to it if they're seen wandering around elsewhere (unless they're noticeably causing trouble), as it would be assumed that they're on some sort of important/relevant business. (How to enforce the curfew, you may ask? It may seem unfair, but for the wealthy, it's not being strictly enforced... It might do them well if the Augmented patrolled the streets to gently remind average citizens that they're safer indoors, and that there is a curfew they're supposed to follow.) The song doesn't sound too much like Peacock's, as the source of its melody derives from other places. Though it would have some underlying themes, moods in common- it holds a fresher pain, something particularly raw and recent. Peacock's contains an ache that's been made over the years- and is more of a proper 'song', at least, coming from an Aves. However, for characters who were taken on holiday (or are close to someone who was), some portion of the song might feel familiar. Like something that could have poured from their own throat, their own agony congealed and made to clot up in crystal. |
| #13
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Answer date: 2026-01-06 |
does the extra katalyth-y katalyth give extra glitchy glitches to northly's glasses? and do the protective suits as worn by the patho-gen employees have any notable stats or do they glitch out just like katalyth (given it powers the barrier and it powers syntrofos it seems pretty darn likely that it's also in the protective suits.....) speaking of syntrofos though, do they work on syntrofos given there's katalyth in there? will she find anything that kataglitches when she's off thieving the rich with eli and gale? (gonna bring them to try and ID RARE and SUPER RARE and SUPER SUPER RARE items.) Edited (sorry for all the edits, keep thinking of new things...) 2026-01-05 09:04 pm (local)
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The special edition Katalyth is VERY glitchy. The glitches are glitching. The special Patho-Gen suits: their stats would be somewhat readable! Some parts might be redacted (and those parts are glitching in themselves), but it would be clear that they are excellent at protecting the occupant from Katalyth, while being abysmal for comfort, mobility, or fashion. The Syntrofos themselves: as a unit, they would have mostly normal, readable stats. A few words here and there might be glitched, but the stats as a whole would remain comprehensible. Katalyth glitching in other goods: anything that's malfunctioning, whether it's in Basileios or the rest of the city (but especially Basileios) will have accompanying glitchy text. But like the Syntrofos, it won't be enough to corrupt the entire reading (a refrigerator will still have fridge stats rather than garbage, computers will have computer stats, etc.) but the display is staticy and messy. (After this event has resolved itself, and everything is mostly running again- that glitchyness will remain. Everything is just a little bit more agitated, it seems.) The rich folks will have plenty of top-of-the-line fancy consumer goods, as well as solid antique varieties. But anything that's mechanical, and draws energy from something, might be malfunctioning (and therefore, have some distortion in the stats displayed). It's not everything- but it's common. Especially in anything Patho-Gen branded- and they are the most popular manufacturer. |
| #14
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Answer date: 2026-01-05 |
For the Destabilization prompt: would the calming techniques the Katalyth talkers/musicians developed here have any effect on the super nasty Katalyth as far as shrinking it a bit? | This nasty Katalyth (which I am affectionately calling Dark Katalyth) is like the Katalyth Jayce is used to, on steroids. The sheer amount of dread and despair concentrated into these masses seem to have "aspected" it into sheer agony; it isn't the result of ambient despair and pain, but rather, the direct result of concentrated torment. The calming techniques, therefore, are hit or miss. They work sometimes; the Katalyth may respond to the calming techniques by shrinking very slightly, albeit at a pace more sluggish than commonplace deposits of Katalyth. (And a Golem-type like Jayce may have better luck at it.) But other times, these techniques may have the opposite effect, and even agitate the Katalyth into growing and flaring up, as though unable to be calmed. Sometimes, pain and despair responds to soothing by lashing out, like a wound opened up through tenderness. The same is true for this Dark Katalyth. It would take intense patience and care that nobody can really afford to give given the urgent circumstances, to truly shrink it down to nothing. But perhaps it might be shrunken down into more manageable specimens. |
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Answer date: 2026-01-05 |
TY OOCly I was hoping to give the team a minor success in this department to balance out some of the horrors they've gone through with their work, so if it's reasonable for a group of them to focus on a small section of the pillar's Dark Katalyth to shrink it to add in removal that would be great! But if that's too much success that's all good, he'll just try a few times and go back to regular removal. also if Patho-Gen is observing what they're doing and would question their 'technique', Jayce would refuse to elaborate with anyone but Celia at this point, whatever trouble he would get in for that (oocly I'm not looking for trouble one way or another!) |
The team could still have some success! All their ingenuity, everything they've gone through up to this point- it can't fix everything, but if they're persistent with working on soothing specific parts of the Dark Katalyth, they will be able to provide functional, practical assistance. It would take a lot more people (and a lot more sanity) to remove all of the Katalyth like this, in the same way that it would be a challenge to remove it from the world at large. But what they're doing would still make a difference, and they would be able to see that. Patho-Gen would certainly be curious about this technique if they witnessed it- and while they might be surprised at Jayce (Golem as he is) refusing to explain it, they would refrain from pushing too hard. It wouldn't get him, or other members of the team in trouble, as whatever they're doing is working. (Celia wouldn't be nearby, but if she caught wind of this mysterious technique... she would also probably not inquire. While she wants to trust Patho-Gen with information like this, well- there's reason for caution. And if the Augmented doing this aren't volunteering their methods, she will trust that they have a valid reason for withholding it from them.) |
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Answer date: 2026-01-05 |
With Kaeya having three souls of a Katalyth resistant type in him. How much will the effects of being inside the pillar hit him? | That's a proper wolf stack Kaeya has developed. He would be able to endure noticeably more torment compared to a double-layered wolf, or the mere single wolf. (Added protection would accompany anyone with multiple Natural/Wild Souls, unless they were of a type specifically weak to it (such as Terra) or otherwise specially influenced (like Spectral.).) He'll still feel it- and it'll keep getting worse with long exposure time, more time spent towards the top- but it'll be more muffled. Sort of like having a very dense fur coat, able to shake off the cold (severely negative emotions). Kaeya still shouldn't touch/eat it, but that too he would be able to survive much more readily than before. His wolves are prepared to endure as a collective. |
