#Power relay socket

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Littelfuse CPC1976YX6 - Product Specification

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[v-e-l-v-e-t-g-o-l-d-m-i-n-e]

“Cherub child,” I said. I did a bold thing, maybe even a defiant thing. I reached out and mussed his snaggled curls. He is smaller than me physically, but he didn’t seem to mind this gesture. In fact, he smiled, shook his head, and reclaimed his hair with a few casual strokes of his hand. His cheeks went apple-perfect suddenly, and his mouth softened, and then he lifted his right fist, and teasingly struck me hard on the chest. Really hard. Show-off. Now it was my turn to smile and I did. “I can’t remember anything bad between us,” I said. “You will,” he responded. “And so will I. But what does it matter what we remember?” “Yes,” I said, “we’re both still here.” He laughed outright, though it was very low, and he shook his head, flashing a glance on David that implied they knew each other very well, maybe too well. I didn’t like it that they knew each other at all. David was my David, and Armand was my Armand. - Lestat and Armand, Memnoch the Devil (1995)

He looked at me, and a faint charming smile brightened his face. "Don't fear for me, little devil Armand," he said. "Fear for all of us. I am nothing now. I am nothing." In a low voice I whispered to him my plan. "Let me go down into the streets, let me steal from some mortal, some evil being who has wasted every physical gift that God ever gave, an eye for you! Let me put it here in the empty socket. Your blood will rush into it and make it see. You know. You saw this miracle once with the ancient one, Maharet, indeed, with a pair of mortal eyes swimming in her special blood, eyes that could see! I'll do it. It won't take me but a moment, and then I'll have the eye in my hand and be the doctor myself and place it here. Please." He only shook his head. He kissed me quickly on the cheek. "Why do you love me after all I've done to you?" he asked. There was no denying the beauty of his smooth poreless sun-darkened skin, and even as the dark slit of the empty socket seemed to peer at me with some secret power to relay its vision to his heart. He was handsome and radiant, a darkish ruddy glow coming from his face as though he'd seen some powerful mystery. - Lestat and Armand, The Vampire Armand (1998)

[catcas22]

What do you think Shabriri's motivation was for doing The Thing? Was he depressed Allant ass motherfucker that decided for everyone else that annihilation of life was a better outcome? Was he a fundamentalist that gone mad and decided to actually turn Law of Regression to results? Did he just find Fingerprint Shield and said 'yes king' like instant +99 Insight? Was he just too curious to NOT touch the thing he knew was dangerous? Did he believe he could somehow control this power and took the risk (that of course went wrong, since it "destroys all thought")? And all this under assumption that he knew that being accursed would unleash Frenzied Flame- that I think is reasonable, but still there are various ideas

First off, sorry for the delay. I got hit with a deadly combination of too many other projects and no motivation for any of them. But I've had this in the back of my mind, rotating.

I'll start with what we know for sure about Shabriri.

Shabriri's Woe

Disturbing likeness of a man whose eyes have been gouged out. The corners of his mouth are upturned in an almost flirtatious manner.

Constantly attracts enemies' aggression.

It is said that the man, named Shabriri, had his eyes gouged out as punishment for the crime of slander, and, with time, the blight of the flame of frenzy came to dwell in the empty sockets.

Howl of Shabriri

Incantation originating from the maddening Three Fingers.

Releases a maddening shriek that causes madness buildup in foes nearby. This incantation also causes madness buildup in the caster and makes enemies more likely to target them.

It is said that the sickness of the flame of frenzy began with Shabriri, the most reviled man in all history.

What we know for sure: The FF indwelt Shabriri after his slander and subsequent blinding, and the sickness that is the manifestation of the FF began with him. The wording isn't 100% clear here -- he could be literally patient zero, or he could be the originator/creator of the sickness.

Now, on to what we know for sure about the Flame of Frenzy.

Via Hyetta's questline, we can hear the FF's description of itself. Surely quite biased, but a look at the FF's beliefs and goals should be illuminating.

[Hyetta relaying FF's words] "All that there is came from the One Great. Then came fractures, and births, and souls. But the Greater Will made a mistake. Torment, despair, affliction... Every sin, every curse. Every one, born of the mistake."

"And so, what was borrowed must be returned. Melt it all away, with the yellow chaos flame. Until all is One again."

[Hyetta speaking] "Those who gave me grapes howled without words. Saying they wished they were never born. Become their lord. Take their torment, despair. Their affliction. Every sin, every curse. And melt it all away. As the Lord of Chaos."

"No more fractures...no more birth..."

Frenzied Burst

Releases concentrated blasts of the yellow flame of frenzy from the caster's eyes. Charging enhances potency, enabling the blasts to penetrate the enemy's guard.

In times past, every single person who attempted to control the flame of frenzy succumbed to madness after a desperate internal struggle. This incantation is testament to a meager victory.

Nomad Ashes

A member of a tribe that was entombed in the earth so as to bury the maddening disease that followed them. Able to emit the terrible flame of frenzy from his eyes, but has low HP and is frail, unable to take much in the way of punishment.

Nomadic Merchant's Set

These merchants once thrived as the Great Caravan, but after being accused of heretical beliefs, their entire clan was rounded up and buried alive far underground.

Then, they chanted a curse of despair, and summoned the flame of frenzy.

Fingerprint Stone Shield

A great stone shield with an intricately carved fingerprint design. One of the heaviest of all greatshields. Part of the tomb of an ancient god, the Readerless Fingers relayed their message through these imprints, said to be the very seeds from which frenzy first sprouted.

Note: The Lord of Frenzied Flame

"Beneath Leyndell, at the very bottom lies our lord, lord of the frenzied. The Three Fingers who holds us in thrall."

This is where I start to get my wires crossed. The Fingerprint Stone Shield is found in the catacombs leading up to the Three Finger, and it is specifically said to be a part of the FF's tomb. It seems reasonable to assume that after being walled up alive, the nomads found the tomb and, in their desperation, came to worship the FF. However, the Nomad Ashes description states that the caravan was entombed because of the sickness (presumably the effects of Frenzy) that they were afflicted with.

My best guess is that the nomads were not originally afflicted by the FF. They were instead falsely accused of such by Shabriri (his infamous crime of slander).

There's also the distinct possibility that the nomads worshipped or were at least aware of the Three Finger before their entombment and subsequent fall to Frenzy -- one of their notes describes the Three Finger as "our lord," while in the same breath saying that it holds them "in thrall." There's also the fact that the nomads chanted a specific curse to summon the FF. It was a deliberate act, not simply a byproduct of their despair.

So, my proposed sequence of events:

Shabriri finds the tomb of the Three Finger, reads the shield, and for whatever reason decides that this is a good avenue to pursue. He accuses the nomad caravan, who might have already been associated with the FF or might have just been an easy scapegoat. The caravan is buried alive, and in their despair they summon the FF. When Shabriri's slander is discovered, he is blinded, after which he is indwelt by the FF.

That leaves us with the question of Shabriri's motive. If my timeline is correct, he did not fall to despair and frenzy until after his blinding, and therefore after his slander of the nomads. So why was he originally trying to manufacture a situation that would lead to the summoning of the FF?

I think we can rule out his stated motivation right away -- he doesn't care about saving Melina or any other maiden. If you follow his instructions, Hyetta burns. Even if you use Miquella's needle to purge the FF, you still have to sacrifice at least one innocent life to follow Shabriri's path.

It's possible that Shabriri shares the same motives as the FF itself -- namely, freshman-philosophy-student nihilism. According to the FF, speaking through Hyetta, life itself is an abomination. Existence will always entail a degree of suffering, and therefore it would be better if nothing existed at all. Never mind all the people who believe that their lives are worth living, regardless of the suffering involved.

This is probably the most straightforward answer. Shabriri strikes me as the r/im14andthisisdeep type who would be taken in by such a philosophy.

There's one other option, one that I don't quite feel I have all the pieces to. The line about eye-contact being the highest form of intimacy sticks out to me. And despite my reasoning above, something about Shabriri's temptation feels more personal than the corrupted nihilism of the FF.

I wonder if Shabriri is driven by a need for connection, long since perverted and twisted into something wholly malicious. If all that divides and distinguishes is burned away, if individualism is abolished, what is left aside from togetherness, absolute forced intimacy, the complete destruction of the idea of separation? While this hits a very disturbing chord for me, it doesn't quite feel like a complete thought. Just a suggestion, I suppose.

Once again, I apologize for how long this took. Have a merry Christmas!

[chloroformcurry]

Chanel’s ECT helmet, or her “metal bonnet”

The first drawing is from 2023. The second drawing was made recently.

(Updated information and added secondary image on 5/28/24)

Despite her considerable physical strength, Chanel becomes entirely incapacitated during catatonic episodes. Her biggest vulnerability lies in bouts of catatonic stupor, likely originating from an inherited condition passed down from her mother. Catatonia is usually a comorbid disorder, so it exists along a main cognitive or neurological disorder. However, it is unknown which mental disorder Chanel may have given her upbringing. This psychomotor disorder is believed to result from disruptions or imbalances in neurotransmitter pathways, manifesting as symptoms like stupor, mutism, rigidity, waxy flexibility, posturing, and negativism. In extreme instances, it can lead to death, either due to internal complications, known as malignant catatonia, or the inability to meet essential needs because of immobility.

To ensure Chanel's effectiveness in her duties, Sibyl built Chanel a specialized “metal bonnet”, or ECT helmet, which was designed to automatically execute ECT when neurological chemical imbalances were detected ahead of time. She considered the fact that ECT has an 80% to 100% success rate in addressing catatonia and related conditions. This treatment works by inducing minor seizures to recalibrate the brain's chemistry. The helmet emits low-frequency electrical currents to regulate her brain chemistry, preventing such episodes. (ECT is typically given under anesthesia and professional oversight, but, in this fictional instance, Chanel's insensitivity to pain meant one concern was taken off the list) Given its electrical nature, it requires consistent power sources. Sibyl developed this helmet, which is powered by blood as part of their arrangement. In exchange for sustenance, Chanel aids Sibyl by procuring intelligence and bodies from her encounters with traffickers. The helmet is securely bolted into her neck and, although removable, should not be taken off for long periods because the bolts and metal sockets in her neck enable the auto-moderated procedure. These bolts serve as both anchors and receivers, processing signals from electrodes attached to the sockets that contact her neck. These synaptic transmissions occur at the junction where the bolts connect to the sockets, similar to neurons.

The electrodes detect abnormal brain activity, similar to an EEG, and send a small electrical impulse to the bolts. These bolts then relay the information to the control panel at the back of the helmet, which assesses whether conditions are optimal for the procedure. It checks parameters such as the presence of sufficient amounts of non-converted blood, insufficient amounts of non-converted blood, sufficient amounts of fuel-converted blood, or insufficient amounts of fuel-converted blood.

If conditions are safe and the helmet has enough fuel, the control unit sends a signal back to the bolts, which then reaches the metal neck guard near the voice box. This triggers the voice box to alert Chanel of its needs in Morse code. If blood or blood fuel is lacking, the helmet will notify Chanel that it needs her to collect more blood for conversion into fuel to perform the electrocution. If the blood supply is ample but fuel is insufficient, it will inform Chanel that it will begin the conversion process and to station herself somewhere secure so that any neural impulses don’t interfere with the helmet's processes. The remainder of the fuel will be used to catalyze the conversion of blood into fuel.

If conditions are optimal, the voice box gives Chanel a heads-up in Morse code about the number of minutes before a cycle starts, allowing her to find a secure location before a seizure occurs. The helmet can be powered by various fuels, including coagula blood, which can generate electricity through a bioelectrochemical process, or direct contact with an electric outlet. The coagula blood method is preferred due to the mobility it offers compared to stationary electric outlets.

Additionally, her piercings are not merely decorative but are referred to as "modulating electrodes" or "resistive electrodes." Their function is to regulate the electrical signals, preventing excessive current from reaching sensitive areas and ensuring a safe and effective ECT process. These modulating electrodes use materials with specific resistive properties to control the flow of electricity, much like variable resistors in electronic circuits, ensuring precise modulation and safety.