#overloaded telepathy

[bigthingsforeverintheworks]

reverse telepathy: everybody can see one specific person's thoughts

[riverofempathy]

Funny, indeed. That’s what I’m trying to do in my fanfic on AO3! Frost Point. 😁

wouldn't it be really funny if i rewrote twilight but without the mormon/misogynistic/racist values (and everyone is gay because this is my town and im the sheriff)

[goldenstorm0]

I cannot wait for an Adult Man to fight the Small Child. It'll be a great fight, my money is on the child

ok-ok, more thoughts under the cut

plot twist the thoughts are still not terribly serious

I think in a Donovan vs Anya telepathy fight, the main factor playing against her is simply her being young. She can have trouble sorting through and interpreting other people's thoughts, particularly someone like Loid who just thinks a lot. Donovan probably has a foot up on her in regards to that, just knowing offhand what information is important and what isn't.

However, we need to take into account that for Anya, mind reading is something that simply comes naturally to her. Even if she wasn't born with it and gained that power soon after birth, it would still be crazy early into her development. Although she doesn't know what information is/isn't relevant, she can still process it fairly quickly.

Plus she seems to use her powers in a variety of ways not only in collecting information, but also to help her locate people as seen early-early in the series, and directing people, like when she warned Twilight about the bomb (twice now that i think about it, in Bond's intro arc and the cruise ship arc) or when they were on the ski trip, and in manipulating people and using that instantly to influence them, as in the bus-hijacking arc.

For Donovan, we have far less information about him (or really technically a confirmation that he can read minds, only that Melinda suspects it), but I'm going to speculate that his theoretical abilities are far less attuned or refined as Anya's. Guessing from what Melinda said about when he started to change, it was soon after Damian was born. I'm going to guess probably a year or two, assuming that first Any'a has to successfully gain her powers in an experiment before Donovan undertakes the same process, so maybe a few months depending on what risks he's willing to take. That being said, no matter what, his brain would be fully developed.

So having a new sense added to the mix at such a latter date is going to mess with him more. We know that he no longer participates in events that have a lot of people at them except for the imperial scholar parent events. He is probably overwhelmed by a large groups thoughts and can't process them out as easily. From what we can tell, he doesn't even go out and about for smaller events where large groups can form, not like Melinda anyway. Anya still goes out on ootings, we can see her in crowds functioning pretty normally, and she mainly seems to get overwhelmed if she starts actively focusing on the groups thoughts or when emotions are high and/or negative (the rally in the first ooting and when she was looking at the penguins)

So while Donovan can leverage his experience to know what information to piece out, Anya has him beat in pure processing power. And with her being so young, she has more time to refine her abilities and make up for what she lacks. Her thought processes work seamlessly with her abilities, Donovan however doesn't get that. He is probably easier to overwhelm, needs more time to simply consume whatever he is hearing.

So, in a literal battle of the minds, Anya can just start dumping a ton of the irrelevant information she has to overload Donovan, thus winning the battle.

Sadly, Donovan could definitely just pick her up and throw her if need be.

So the score is kinda even rn

On actual thoughts for this chapter, I'm still processing. We now know that at least Melinda thinks Donovan can read minds, but we art exactly sure what that entails. Is it similar to Anya's, or is it different? An actual sort of dialogue like how Anya reads, or more of vibe, general direction of their thoughts or feelings? And like... is she right? she could be wrong, Donovan could just be a paranoid freak, he could of changed his actions not because he can read minds but because he knows that there are people who can. Idk, all I know is that Loid needs to start working with her to learn some techniques to help her manage her anxiety and to get her the fuck out of her situation, I have a lot of thoughts about what Loid should be doing to help her and at least some of them involve getting Melinda and Yor to hangout more.

[mochinomnoms]

*slams open door*

Mochi! Mochi! I have an idea.

So a troupe I see on pixiv fanart is a character swapping with their future selves. I saw one where Azul wakes up in bed with his future wife Yuu and she's teased him because she can tell it's past Azul and he doesn't recognize her. She gives him a hint how to recognize her by some birthmarks she has on her chest.

I've seen a couple artists do it with Floyd as well, and a fanfic with past and future Yuu swapping with each other and poor younger Malleus is overwhelmed because OMG this beautiful woman is flirting with me and she's my future wife? There's something hilarious about the younger guys just not knowing how to handle the future version of Yuu.

So now I'm thinking how funny it would be for Past!PTMYuu swapping places with future!PTMYuu. Like P!Yuu wakes up in an unknown house in somebody's bed and confused as fuck and gets even more confused because suddenly these little kids are running in, telling Mommy it's time to get up and Yuu's like, who's mommy? Then who should walk in but Jade telling the kids to let Mommy rest and then he notices that the Yuu in their bedroom is not his wife(Yuu's still wearing her NRC uniform and shouldn't fit it anymore after getting older and having kids) and ohh he's going to have fun with this. He'll start in with the thoughts "ohh my beautiful pearl was absolutely adorable back at NRC, look at how tiny and cute you were, I know you can hear me pearl..." And fuck he knows about her telepathy. Poor Yuu overloads with the fact that Jade actually married her, they have kids, and is still so damn in love with her as he was at NRC.

Meanwhile F!Yuu is back at Past NRC and is calming down Yuu's friends. No, your Yuu is fine. If I'm right she's with my husband and kids right now and he'll take care of her. Some of the cast are obviously curious about Yuu's husband and F!Yuu is all "nah... sorry I can't say, don't wanna mess with the future." and of course the one who wants to know the most is Jade. F!Yuu is laughing to themselves because man, they remember how down horrendously Jade was in school and he doesn't know at this time that Yuu can read his thoughts. I'd like to think Yuu learned to better control the telepathy so she just tunes into his thoughts every now and then and it's just his thoughts bouncing around like "Oh seven my pearl is absolutely gorgeous in the future. Please tell me I'm your husband. I have to be! What would our kids look like. How many would we have? Do they look like my pearl or me? I hope one looks like my pearl they'd be the cutest baby!"

Eventually somebody figures out how to send the Yuu's back to their right time. Hugs for everybody but P!Jade gets a quick peck on the cheek before F!Yuu hops into whatever portal is sending her back and the last thought she hears from P!Jade is him screaming in his mind how much he loves her.

P!Yuu gets back and now has to deal with Jade's even more thoughts about the future and apparently a few others people thinking that man, Yuu's gonna be such a milf in the future.

Somebody please help Yuu, poor thing can only take so much.

Ah I love silly time travel stories (I ignore paradoxes) and this is one of my favorite tropes! It's what one of the fics from the poll is based on, but with all of the overblot cast instead!

I'm so excited to write it, I have many ideas for everyone, especially Leona and Idia's chapters!!

For Jade though, I think it would be so funny. He's positively enamored seeing milf/dilf Yuu. He's internalizing everything, of course, so no one except Yuu and Floyd and Azul can really tell he's being affected.

He's staring a little longer than he really should, but he's surprised that future Yuu doesn't seem to mind. In fact, they're much calmer than usual. Usually they'd be excitable with their friends and quite shy and quiet with him. But future Yuu looks at him with such fondness that Jade lets himself dream that they look at him like that because they're future spouses.

(In the back of his mind, there is a mix of hope and dread. That's a wedding band on their hand. They're taken, but was it by him?)

Imagine everyone's surprise and shock when, right before leaving, future Yuu walks up to Jade (even in the future, they haven't grown much) to tip toe and press a sweet little kiss to the cheek as they cup his face with the absolute most tenderness.

Jade's frozen, the others are murmuring to each other, and future Yuu disappears and in their place is their original Yuu. Red-faced, covered in a large brown coat that most definitely does not belong to them, and staring Jade down.

Covering their red-face and all. Poor Jade is now giddy and a bit concerned (he hopes that scream was due to flusteredness and not fear, though he does love how entertaining they always are), while Yuu is screaming into their couch as they try to process several things, including the knowledge that they weren't at all displeased knowing that they married Jade.

[what-bot]

Program sense headcanons in Tron.

I have many so there's a readmore

Programs have different senses or level of sensitivity based on their function. They can change if upgraded; Tron shares some of his monitor senses with Beck using the disc

Programs designed to monitor a system or involved in communication have heightened senses, and a lot of processing capacity for them. Some programs are designed to get a broad idea of everything, while others are more specialised

Some see the program equivalent of shrimp colours - seeing radio waves is common in tower guardians or those who communicate with the internet.

Programs do not have a sense of smell

Less of a sense of taste than humans (they usually just eat energy, which tastes mostly similar. They can tell if it’s poisoned. Like irl, water from different taps tastes different but not by much.)

They DO have electroperception, and some have thermoception. Same with grid wildlife like bits.

A combination of the two above things lets monitors do that footprint-seeing thing that Dyson and Rinzler do (even if not directly linked in to be able to see system logs for that area)

Structures and vehicles give off different electrical frequencies. Programs whose function is related to those buildings can sense them, and receive signals from that which can hold information and helps them know where to go like they're ants following pheromone trails. e.g. programs in charge of the trains will have Train Sense

Messing with the above is totally what they used to control people in frame of mind

Programs also have their own signature they can use to tell each other apart

Electrical signals as nonverbal communication. Can communicate with Bits or Bytes this way

This thing that electric fish do called jamming avoidance

Programs can be linked with each other, common in counterparts or parent/child pairings (as in the computer version of parent and child), and share information with each other over the link like telepathy

Full black circuit-covering suits like Rinzler’s are stealthy both due to not giving off light, and masking the electrical signature of a program. They can disguise themselves as others using a similar principle

Users give off electricity, so they seem like a program to other programs on first glance, but those who know what to look for can tell the difference. Given it’s used in communication, programs can get confused talking to users as their electrical impulses don’t follow the same rules, but they can loosely interpret them with practice

Imagining Tron or other monitors getting sensory overload if network traffic is too high, or if in the outside world and standing among a bunch of computers/phones/servers/radio towers etc.

Programs in the outside world get pretty much none of the electrical feedback they’re used to, which can be unsettling for them

Idk how it would be different for Isos. I imagine there’d be a lot of similarities but their senses adapt/change based on their circumstances - getting stronger when needed and weaker when not

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

⚕️Psionic Emergency Pathways

Problems with psionic abilities can make Gallifreyans extremely distressed and disorientated. Here's a guide for managing problems in psionics, because you need to be PEP-ared!

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This guide is for use on Gallifreyans and Time Lords only. Always seek your human advice from human health providers.

✨ What Are Psionic Emergencies?

Psionic emergencies disrupt the delicate psychic networks of Gallifreyans, resulting in a range of acute or chronic complications. These emergencies can impair telepathy, cognitive function, and emotional stability, with potentially severe consequences if not managed promptly.

📝 How to Use PEP

📊 Recognising Psionic Emergencies

Each type presents specific symptoms that caregivers must identify. List your symptoms according to each category, and take the pathways that has the most symptoms.

⚠️ USE CLINICAL JUDGEMENT: Psionic symptoms cannot always be neatly categorised, please use clinical judgement at all times to determine the most appropriate pathway.

1️⃣ Psionic Overload

Overloads are usually acute episodes, where short-term excessive psychic input causes intense distress or collapse.

👤 Causes: Short-term exposure to environments highly saturated with psionic energy.

⚕️Symptoms: Intense headaches, Telepathic noise (uncontrollable mental chatter), Hallucinations, Confusion, Fainting and/or collapse, Nosebleeds, Psychic 'leakage' (unintentional sharing of thoughts/emotions), Hyperarousal (heightened sensitivity to sensory stimuli)

📋Management:

Environment: Move the patient to a low-stimulation space with dim lighting and minimal noise. This would ideally be a Zero Room, but if unable to access one, the caregiver should establish a cool, quiet, dark room.

Grounding Techniques: - Get them to name 3 things they can see, 2 they can hear, 1 they can touch. - Encourage deep breathing: Inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4, exhale for 6. - Have them focus on tactile objects like textured stones or fabric.

Isolation Fields: Use psionic isolation technology to block excessive input, if able.

Mental Shields: Guide the patient to visualise a protective psychic barrier, such as a dome or glowing wall.

Pain Relief: Administer analgesics for pain if required.

❗When to Escalate: Overloads can lead to seizures, vomiting, or uncontrollable haemorrhaging. If symptoms worsen or persist beyond the initial intervention, escalate immediately.

2️⃣ Psionic Deprivation

Deprivation arises from a prolonged lack of telepathic interaction, leading to cognitive and emotional decline.

👤 Causes: Lack of use of psionics over a long time.

⚕️ Symptoms: Depression, Anxiety, Cognitive decline, Weakened psionics, Fatigue and muscle aches, Increased irritability or frustration, Social withdrawal, Suppression or loss of symbiotic connection with a TARDIS

📋 Management:

Reconnection: Facilitate telepathic contact through psychic bridges or entrelacement, ideally with another trusted Gallifreyan.

Exercises: - Memory recall: Encourage revisiting positive memories to reawaken dormant psionic pathways. - Symbiotic resonance: Use a TARDIS to help stabilise their psionic baseline. - Introduce mind-stimulating puzzles or telepathic games.

Emotional Support: Address depression or anxiety through verbal reassurance and emotional presence.

Check-ins: Begin regular telepathic check-ins to track recovery progress.

❗ When to Escalate: Escalate if the patient becomes unresponsive to verbal contact or shows other signs of severe cognitive decline.

3️⃣ Disease/Injury

Illness or trauma affecting the brain or psychic systems, leading to acute symptoms.

👤 Causes: Telepathic infections/parasites, or head injuries.

⚕️ Symptoms: General signs of illness or injury (e.g., known infection, visible head trauma etc.), Cold-like symptoms (e.g., congestion, mild fever), Persistent migraines, Psionic distortions (e.g., difficulty sending or receiving telepathic signals), Hallucinations, Disorientation or dizziness, Localised pain around the epiphysis cerebri (pineal gland), TARDIS systems affected (if applicable)

📋 Management:

Isolation: If a disease is suspected, activate containment fields to prevent psychic transmission to other telepaths.

Treatment: - Stabilise their physical health using emergency medicines and GASS and ABCDE protocols. - Treat any visible head injury. - Administer antibiotics or antivirals for bacterial or viral infections. - Use psionic cleansing devices to remove psychic parasites (if able). - Apply neural therapy to repair damaged telepathic pathways, ideally through using a zero room.

Pain Relief: Administer analgesics for pain if required.

Monitoring: Watch for worsening symptoms like persistent fever, seizures, haemorrhaging or loss of consciousness.

❗ When to Escalate: Escalate if infections or injuries show no improvement, or if telepathic distortions worsen.

4️⃣ Degenerative Conditions

Chronic conditions impairing telepathy and cognition over time.

👤 Causes: Long-term or terminal diseases and conditions, such as psionic dementia.

⚕️ Symptoms: Impaired memory recall, Disorientation or inability to differentiate reality from dreams, Psychic 'leakage' (unintentional sharing of thoughts/emotions), Progressive loss of psionic abilities, Progressive loss of language, Emotional instability (e.g., mood swings, paranoia), Sensory hallucinations, Telepathic 'ghosts' (phantom presences or voices)

📋 Management:

Degenerative conditions can often be terminal, so for any degenerative psionic condition, a care plan should be made tailored to the individual Gallifreyan. These care plans should include...

Stabilisation: Establish a physical and cognitive baseline from which to measure all future interventions.

Therapeutic Interventions: - Engage neural therapy or consult psycho-healers if able. - Initiate regular telepathic and sensory exercises to maintain connections and slow progression of condition.

Medications: Consider long-term medications for physical, mental, and psionic discomfort, including pain.

Quality of Life: Assess continually to ensure the patient has the best quality of life possible at all times.

End of Life: Put in place support for regeneration or end-of-life care.

❗ When to Escalate: Escalate if the patient becomes a danger to themselves or others, or if their quality of life significantly declines.

📌 Key Points to Remember

Low-Stimulation Environments: Essential for managing overload or degeneration.

Prompt Treatment for Disease: Act quickly to contain and treat psychic infections.

Specialist Care for Chronic Issues: Degenerative conditions like psionic dementia need long-term professional support.

Medical Guides These are all practical guides to assessing and treating a Gallifreyan in an emergency or medical setting.

📓|⚕️💞 Gallifreyan CPR [Update due]

📓|⚕️💞 Gallifreyan Cardiovascular Emergencies (beyond CPR)

📓|⚕️👽 Gallifreyan Assessment Scoring System (GASS)

📓|⚕️👽 Gallifreyan ABCDE Assessment [Update due]

📓|⚕️⚠️ Gallifreyan Sepsis Emergency Response (SER) [Update due]

📓|⚕️⚠️ Gallifreyan Severe Trauma Protocol

📓|⚕️⚠️ Gallifreyan Organ Failure Pathways

📓|⚕️⚠️ Gallifreyan Stroke Response

📓|⚕️️⚠️ Gallifreyan Anaphylaxis

📓|⚕️️⚠️ Gallifreyan Physical Shock Protocol

📓|⚕️✨ Post-Regeneration Management

📓|⚕️🌡️ Gallifreyan Pyrexia [Update due]

📓|⚕️🌡️ Gallifreyan Hypothermia

📓|⚕️⚡ Artron Management

📓|⚕️🧠 Healing Coma Management

📓|⚕️🧠 Gallifreyan Coma Scale

📓|⚕️🧠 Gallifreyan Neurological Trauma

📓|⚕️🧬 Symbiosis Management

📓|⚕️️🦴 Gallifreyan Fractures and Bone Trauma

📓|⚕️️🫁 Gallifreyan Respiratory Management

📓|⚕️🔮 Psionic Emergency Pathways

📓|⚕️🍼 Gallifreyan Paediatric Care

📓|⚕️🔪 Gallifreyan Surgical Procedures

📓|⚕️🔪 Gallifreyan Organ Transplants

Plus:

📓|⚕️💧 Gallifreyan Urinalysis

📓|⚕️🩸 Gallifreyan Bloodwork

📓|⚕️💊 Gallifreyan Pharmacology

📓|⚕️📡 Gallifreyan Medical Imaging

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[year-of-whump-tropes]

Here are the themes we've got:

Living Weapon Whump

Dehumanization

Emotion removal/repression

Orders & obedience

Defiance

Intimate Whumper

Touch/physically affectionate whumper

Manipulation (includes demanding behaviors)

Creepy whumper

Yandere whumper

Team Whump

Bound/trapped together

Hiding wounds

Self-sacrifice

Unhealthy/harmful team

Magic Whump

Used for their magic

Magical side effects

Nonhuman whump (includes immortal)

Magic with a price

Conditioning/Brainwashing

Conditioned whumpee with Caretaker

Conditioning (process) (includes punishments)

Fully conditioned/brainwashed

Trigger/activation words

Recovery

Caretaking/comfort

Relearning/reclaiming things

Regression

Triggers (I feel like nightmares would actually work best distributed throughout some of these other themes instead of as a separate week)

Captivity

Tied up/restraints

Sensory tortures/restrictions (reworded to include overload as well as deprivation/restriction)

Possessive whumper

Torture/abuse

Hero/Villain Whump

Overworked/pushed too hard

Stuck together

"Reformation"

Disproportionate retribution

Pet Whump

Dehumanization

"Training"

Pet paraphernalia (Collars, leashes, cages, etc.)

Institutionalized

Mind Control/Possession Whump

Chemical/tech-based mind control

Telepathy/mind-control powers

Supernatural possession

Parasitic possession

Role Changes

Whumper-turned-whumpee

Caretaker-turned-whumpee

Whumpee-turned-caretaker

Whumper-turned-caretaker

Sickfic

Care/treatment

Fever

Sick while with Whumper

Poison

[ladybunny44]

Good afternoon, Bunny. Here's my Takumi request No.4. Both Takumi and Isami propose to their girlfriends at the same time, albeit in different places. Bonus points if Isami jokes about twin telepathy.

🌟 "Twin Telepathy and Timeless Love" 🌟

Pairing : Takumi Aldini x Fem!Reader

Genre : ☁️🌷

Word count : ~1800

Summary : Takumi and Isami Aldini share an unbreakable bond as twins, but no one could have predicted how synchronized their lives would become. On the same day, albeit in completely different locations, both brothers propose to their girlfriends, leading to a heartwarming revelation of "twin telepathy."

TW/CW : Fluff overload! Light humor and playful sibling banter.

NOTIFICATIONS ꩜ ₊ ⊹! : Thank you again for the request! Enjoy the oneshot :) 📚

『••✎••』

The day was like any other in Totsuki’s famed Aldini kitchen—at least, that’s what Takumi Aldini wanted you to think. Little did you know, he had been planning something extraordinary for weeks, and today was finally the day.

Meanwhile, his twin brother, Isami, had a similar idea brewing. Despite being in different places, their seemingly synchronized plans would soon prove that “twin telepathy” wasn’t just a myth.

You adjusted your scarf as the cool breeze swept through the small Italian village where Takumi had insisted on taking you for a “relaxing day.” The cobblestone streets and warm glow of streetlights created a romantic atmosphere you couldn’t help but adore.

“Takumi, this place is beautiful,” you said, your voice filled with awe.

He smiled, his hands casually tucked into his pockets. “It’s one of my favorite spots. I thought you’d like it.”

As the two of you walked toward a small bridge overlooking a shimmering river, Takumi’s steps faltered. You turned to look at him, your brow furrowing in concern.

“Is everything okay?” you asked.

Takumi took a deep breath, his cheeks tinged with a slight blush. “There’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you,” he said, his voice steady but tinged with nervousness.

He reached into his pocket, pulling out a small velvet box. Your heart skipped a beat as he got down on one knee, his blue eyes locking with yours.

“Being with you has made me realize that life is better when you’re by my side. I want to spend every day making you smile, cooking you delicious meals, and creating memories together. Will you marry me?”

Tears welled up in your eyes as you nodded fervently. “Yes, Takumi. A thousand times yes!”

Across the world, Isami was in a different setting entirely—a cozy picnic under the stars with his girlfriend, surrounded by flickering fairy lights.

“I wanted tonight to be special,” Isami said, handing her a plate of freshly made tiramisu. “Because you’re special.”

She laughed softly, playfully nudging him. “You’re such a sweetheart, Isami.”

He smiled, his heart racing as he reached into his bag and pulled out a similar velvet box. Setting the dessert aside, Isami got down on one knee.

“I’ve loved you from the moment we met, and every day since then has only made me love you more. I want to be with you forever. Will you marry me?”

Her shocked expression melted into a beaming smile. “Yes, Isami! Of course!”

Later that evening, Takumi called Isami to share his news, completely unaware that his brother had been up to the same thing.

“You’ll never believe what I just did,” Takumi began, his voice full of excitement.

“Oh, let me guess,” Isami replied, his tone playful. “You proposed to your girlfriend.”

Takumi froze. “How... how did you know?”

Isami laughed. “Because I proposed to mine too.”

There was a beat of silence before Takumi groaned. “You’re joking.”

“Nope,” Isami said, the grin evident in his voice. “Twin telepathy, remember?”

Takumi couldn’t help but laugh, shaking his head. “Well, I guess we’ll have to plan a double wedding now.”

When you found out about Isami’s proposal, you couldn’t stop laughing at the absurdity of it all. “It’s like you two are synchronized!” you teased.

“Don’t encourage him,” Takumi grumbled, though his smile betrayed his amusement.

That night, the four of you celebrated with an impromptu dinner prepared by the Aldini twins. The warmth of love and laughter filled the room, and as Takumi held your hand under the table, he couldn’t help but feel grateful.

You were his forever, and not even Isami’s jokes about “twin telepathy” could take away from the perfection of this moment.

[lilmissnatcat24]

it is so ridiculously entertaining writing a subplot that a) the media thinks that shepard and kaidan are secret lovers, and b) khalisa bint sinan al-jilani holds a grudge

HeWOES of the Citadel: The Definitive Timeline Between Delia Shepard and Kaidan Alenko’s Steamy Romance and Devastation Separation 

Written by Khalisa bint Sinan al-Jilani 

Romeo and Juliet. Jack and Rose. Heirax and Sarve’er. Timeless love stories that all have one thing in common: a tragic and devastating end. With the heaviest of hearts, we fear to add an iconic duo to the list in the near future: Delia Shepard and Kaidan Alenko. While the search for the decorated Alliance Commander is underway, let’s take a walk through their not-so-secret romance, and all of the clues that humans missed of the love blossoming between the two marines. 

Shepard and Alenko were said to have met in 2179. Both skilled biotics in their own rights, they were both part of an elite club of Alliance biotics called the Alliance Biotic Force, or the L-Squad informally. Though Alenko is three years Shepard’s senior, it was theorized that he was initiated into the force around the same time as Shepard. An L2 who suffers from the horrendous side effects of the often faulty implant, such as migraines, glitchy fields, and an inclination towards extreme violence, may not have been the first choice for the fraternity. 

But it seems as though L2s are not the only ones that fight such violent urges. Delia Shepard, known previously as the Butcher of Torfan, the Iron Hand of C-Sec, and the Black Death, and has numerous warrants out for her arrest related to her crimes against the press, found herself naturally drawn to Alenko’s vicious and savage tendencies. The two struck up a friendship nearly immediately on the basis of bloodlust and carnage. 

Whether a romance was immediate or happened over time in the L-Squad is unknown. Reports indicate that the pair often had difficulties keeping their eyes off one another. Perhaps a sort of biotic telepathy, one that is theorized to exist within humans tampered with eezo abilities, was necessary to communicate their barbarity through eye contact-- 

Garrus set the datapad down on his cot, momentarily disgusted with himself. Then, for good measure, he wiped the history off of the datapad and overloaded its matrix, leaving behind a stark white screen and a faintly acrid smell. As a failsafe, he stomped on the datapad a few times until it was nearly unrecognizable and shards of plastic were wedged firmly underneath his boot. 

[ladypiscesmoon]

LAST PART MATT BOMER/JONATHAN BAILEY/questions part 3

This is the last part of the q&a for Matt and Jonathan. Sorry it took me so long, but I was a lot of work.

Tomorrow I will put the list of readings on here, so everyone can see what to expect in the coming weeks

*alleged/for entertainment purposes*

22. Hey dear i've got questions for Matt & Jonny reading😘: has jonny become reluctant to be with Matt or show him affection?

Answer: Four of cups reversed, the chariot, ace of coins

No, not at all. He will always hold a torch for Matt. But Matt knows what Jonathan wants. He is not going to push him to make a decision. he knows what the relationship could be and focuses on his own career and life.

23. i somehow think Simon(matt's husband) is a male equivalent to Lizard chambers(armie's evil ex wife)! He kinda gives me weird and sly vibes?

Answer: I pulled six cards: two for the past, two for the present, two for the future (Pantheon deck, telepathy oracle cards): past: goal, observe/present: triumph, moment/ future:inducement, confusion

I don't get the same vibes from Simon, like I get from Elizabeth (Armie's ex). But I have been feeling him trying to be in control. Past Simon was also goal oriented and like to stay in control of his emotions, but without a shadow of a doubt, he loves Matt. At the moment he relives very much a lot of good memories and likes to remind Matt of those special moments as well. In future he will understand he's got to talk about the difficult stuff if they want to go forward together.

24. Saying this,will matt ever have the courage of letting him go or getting a divorce?

Answer: I think I have answered that a few times. I did not pull for it again. The energy changes all the time because they have not really talked about stuff and they have a long history and Matt goes back and forth in his mind. Earlier this year I thought for sure Matt was going to end it and I still think this is heading in that direction. There's love, but they seem to have lost the sparkle and the connection and he feels that connection with Jonathan instead.

25.do you think during the recent campaigning in NY did they like had any intimate moments off screen obviously? Or they just tried to be just friends?

Answer: panther oracle: perseverance, friendship, overload, cosmic insights: give it time, they'll be back

definitely know both they don't want to be just friends. At the Emmy's there was a lot going on, so other than the things we saw I don't think they could have a moment, but a quick word here and there. But I do strongly feel they are in contact often and hold less back in their affection than when they're in public.

the picture below is for question 22-25

26. do/ will they miss eachother as strongly as they did?

Answer: telepathy oracle cards; observe, enlightenment, confusion, link

Yes, they do. The feelings are not fading, but Matt is confused sometimes and they have to overcome obstacles

27. do you think they've ever talked about their feelings for each other? (Off screen i mean) Thank u😘💕

Answer: I have pulled for this before. Yes, they have. Especially Jonathan has been very vocal about what he wants.

28. Isn't every time they're gonna meet super hard for them?

Answer: I feel overall a lot of joy when they meet, but Matt is the one that needs to be reassured, he's very afraid to lose everything and Jonathan too in the process of things. But Jonathan is not going anywhere if Matt wants him to stay (picture below needs no explanation in my opinion)

29. Could you pull out a card if you see Matt Jonathan working again with Ron nyswaner(writer/showrunner of fellow travelers )

Doesn't seem so at the moment

30. Matt 2/3 days back liked this video on Instagram also confirms that all is not like before and he’s really really trying to make the connection work. Where do you see this marriage heading??? Will Jonathan’s presence strongly influence his decision coming months?even though Jonny lives in another country! Becoz seeing this video⬇️ Matt liked only makes your reading (old one)true that he’s the one holding on to the marriage(and the honour gala for them as a couple next month only puts pressure to hold on that image)

Link : https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_cglQgN1UN/?igsh=ZTR3aTYxNmYzb24z

Answer: I think I have answered your question already by pulling cards for similar questions. And because this post took a while, I'm not sure if the liking of the video is really relevant anymore.

31. Do you see wedding/engagement for Jonathan with someone else (without that person being Matt?)

Yes/no oracle cards: No (heavy energy, blocked, weighed down by worry), situational oracle deck: date, cut down, death

At the moment: no. The energy felt really blocked around this topic. I think that's because he is not thinking about someone else at the moment. But, I said this before: he will not wait forever, so when I asked for some clarification I got date, cut down and death. He will date again at the least if things are not working out with Matt. but not at the moment

32. Jonathan Bailey is on the rise . JW rebirth stills and storyline came out and even the haters are shocked by how wrong they were to have judged him for being part of the movie.Literally him waiting for 35 years is all coming together now. do you think this superstardom will effect his friendship or whatever the term is to describe… with Matt or it will only make it stronger? Will he forget Matt or will Matt always be super special to him? what does cards say🙏

Answer:confession messages: learning, insecure, new beginnings, transparency

I don't feel he will leave Matt behind, he admires the man fervently. IIf anything he's sometimes insecure about being enough for him. I will not forget Matt, he feels like he has learned a lot from Matt and that Matt sees right through him.

33. Jonny’s health and then matts health . How is it going to be in the coming months ?

Answer: Matt: the empress reversed, ace of swords reversed, three of coins reversed

He seems to take poor care of himself. This mental tension is not good for his health, he may have symptoms like headaches, migraines, and an inability to focus.

Jonathan: knight of cups reversed, ace of cups reversed, four of cups: he seems to be a bit moody, maybe he was turned down for a role or something other that has to with work. He may feel emotionally a bit drained. Could be because he's working so hard.

34. as Jonathan is distancing himself do you think he will just give up and distance him from Matt completely just to protect his heart as times just going by fast?

Answer: Like I said in a previous answer, he will only "move on" if there's no chance of Matt choosing him. And this doesn't necessarily mean that he doesn't love the man anymore, just that he will back off if Matt asks him.

35. Do you ever (through the cards) Jonathan taking that huge step in wanting this relationship to go beyond this as hes been restraining a lot (the death card you posted in your last reading) and hiding it all in which is unlike him. Or he wud never ? Since that person is in a marriage. but according to your readings so far you did say they will eventually one day get together. The cards cud have said a FLAT NO but so far your readings said they wud but not anytime now.

Answer: I feel like I have answered this before as well. I can only pull so much and get the same answer. They're not in a relationship at the moment, because Matt is married. The feelings are there, and yes they're strong because they're soulmates and they could make it work. But unfortunately, sometimes loving someone is just not enough.

36. Are their feelings still the same?🥺 Do they still want eachother or just want to cling to this "just friends/brothers" thing?🥲(which is really lame cuz they've never been just friends,they've been waaay more than friends since they met)

Answer: I think I have already answered this through all the readings I have done for them. They don't think of each other as brothers, but yeah, would you say anything else if you were married to another man?

37. Jonathan baileys biggest pillar of strength is his grandmother. hope you cud take cards on how she’s doing health wise …

Answer: justice, the chariot reversed, six of wands

She may have had some setbacks or problems, but she is recovered or recovering. She has to take her health seriously though.

38. is Jonathan Bailey and Hugh skinner (British actor) dating? Becoz I see him everywhere with Jonny everywhere. And there are strong rumours as well. Could you take out cards on that?

Answer: No, they're not dating, they are friends

39. Matt just spoke in an interview for Emmy’s about Jonathan . The words he used were so emotional and too profound tbh for Jonathan and then he ended by saying “we are bonded for life because of this experience “ and suddenly as if he didn’t want ppl to take it in a romantic or shipping way he said “as brothers” and it felt really awkward coz if we’ve seen nothing looks like brothers offscreen as well. so cud you take cards on if he meant as brothers as in soldiers in arms which is understandable. Coz no one look at a brother like they way these two do offscreen. Could you take cards on this statement of him pls.?

Answer: From the blocks to love oracle: complaining, people pleasing, anger

Someone, or multiple people have complained about the way he behaves around Jonathan. He didn't want people to be angry, he doesn't like it when people are angry with him. He's a people pleaser at heart

40. has the distance made the heart grow even more fonder and stronger in this case (for Matt ?)

Answer: not necessarily fonder. His strong feelings scare him also. He's afraid that Jonathan could leave him if they would be together. He also fears the judgement of his inner circled fans if he leaves his husband (aren't they a sort of an icon?) I think he has abandonment issues or something like that, because he has some things from his past he has to resolve.

the picture below is for question 39/40

41. Who will tell it to the other that they are in love with the other person between Matt and Jonny.?

Jonathan has been very clear about his feelings for Matt:

42. how is matts relationship with his kids. Sometimes it feels like it’s becoz of them he doesn’t want to give up on the marriage?

what does the cards show regarding ⬇️⬆️

Answer: the hermit, the sun.

I think him being the calm, more retrospective parent, is good. Their relationship with him seems good, it makes me feel warm inside. (hence the sun, maybe?)

43. do you think the kids will be supportive in matts decision and do you see Matt finally choosing to walk away.

Answer: queen of cups, the magician, ten of cups

Should he get a divorce, they will understand in the end and be supportive because they love him very much.

44. yes you’ve said matts marriage is the obstacle for Matt Jonathan but do you think it’s how the kids wud react is what he’s most worried about in all this or it’s just the societal facade that wud all start crumbling down (coz they as a couple are kept on a pedestal in the LGBTQIA + community)

Answer: Think I answered this above. But I have to say I can feel it's one of the factors. Matt doesn't seem to take a decisions lightly anyway. but yes, breaking up a family isn't something you should take lightly. I understand why he's afraid.

45. Matt has been vocally thanking Simon his husband during his awards even now. But do you see (the cards) marriage sustaining the next year? Who do you think will finally take that step to be vocal that it’s over?

Answer: Would be really strange if he wouldn't support someone he has been with for the last decade or more. Anyway, I don't think Matt doesn't love his husband. It is possible to love someone but the relationship could have run its course. Anyway, I pulled a card from the mystical moon oracle. I've said this many times before: Timing is difficult in Tarot. So do with it what you may.

[zofi-persson-quotes]

Technology

Users can manipulate technology to their will like computers, robots, hardwares, and other devices that can be termed as "technology". Most users can control the flow of intricate machinery and assemble or disengage their programming at will and operate most technology at distance.

It's especially powerful and useful in the Outernet, a literal Digital World, and Desktops, for obvious reasons.

Energy sub-element

Limitations:

May be unable to create technology, limited to manipulating already existing sources.

Can’t control purely mechanical objects which possess no electronic or ferrous components.

Usually requires close proximity to the object being manipulated.

The user may also only levitate machines/technology.

May be left powerless away from modern society.

May be weakened by users who can crash technological powers.

May not manipulate the technological device if it's broken, damaged or too old.

Cannot be detected by Technological Invisibility and Technological Intangibility.

Technology spells

Appliance Manipulation - manipulate appliances.

Crash - negate any/all technological powers and usage.

Cyberlingualism - communicate and translate cybernetic technologies

Download - download energy, data, matter, etc

Data Manipulation - manipulate any data

Efficacy Manipulation - boost a machine's capacity or speed.

Electromagnetic Pulse Emission - emit electromagnetic pulses

Equipment Manipulation - manipulate any technological equipment

Technoglitching - glitching in technology.

GPS Manipulation - manipulate GPS

Mechanical Constructs - create constructs from mechanics/technology.

Mechanical Morphing - morph and change by mechanical means

Physical Restoration - restore physical/biological via technological/mechanical meanings

Programming - manipulate technological programming

Scanning - scan anything and analyze the gathered information

Technological Assimilation - assimilate any technological objects into one's body and make it part of oneself

Technological Constructs - create technological/digital constructs

Technological Overload - overload technological devices

Technological Psionics - possess psionic powers via technology

Technological Mind Control - manipulate the minds and thoughts of others through technology.

Technological Telekinesis - manipulate matter using technological/mechanical constructs.

Technological Telepathy - read, scan and transmit thoughts using technology

Technological Teleportation - teleport via mechanical/technological devices

Technological Reincarnation -  allows users to reincarnate the consciousness into technology, allowing them to communicate/act through it.

Technological Possession - possess or inhabit electronics and machinery.

Technoportation/Digital Form - access a digital form inside the digital world

Technology Attacks - release/use technology to various attacks

Technology Generation - generate mechanics/technology.

Technical Power Replication - replicate the powers of others using mechanics

Virus Manipulation - one's can generate and/or control entities of virus origin

[sunnyie-eve]

34 | Helpless

Series: Indispensable | Teen Wolf

Paring: (Stiles Stilinski x OFC Martin)

Word Count: 1.9k

Warnings: noncon, rape, void being a creep

| MASTERLIST |

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Julia was still at the Stilinski house alone while Noah went to work. To help out a bit she just felt like cleaning the house for Noah since it seems like he never has time. And knowing Stiles she sure he's never did it.

With Stiles, now as Void, he finds Julia cleaning up the kitchen. Quietly he watches her every little move as she was completely unaware of his presence. "I'm not surprised to find you here alone." He speaks up causing her to quickly turn around to face him.

Just by the tone of his voice she knew that it wasn't Stiles, "What do you want with me now?" She asks him.

"Nothing for my gain... but I want you." He slowly walks towards her as she was cornered.

"What?"

"You heard me, doll face. I want you." He puts his hands on each side of her onto the counter really trapping her.

"No," She stares deep into his eyes seeing how dark they were. They weren't ever that way when Stiles looked at her.

He chuckles, "But I can convince you, Julia. To give in. Give into the darkness. You're so much more powerful than you know. You can do so much than just scream. You can use it as a weapon. It can produce so much power and force that it can shatter bulletproof glass, overload electronics, shatter skulls and eardrums, and even create concussive blasts strong enough to throw grown men across a room. Some Banshees possess a form of telepathy."

"Why would I give in?"

"Oh beautiful beautiful, Julia..." He smiles staring into her eyes, "You won't be looked down on by anyone. You would come first and never last. You wouldn't be the pathetic one in anyone's eyes anymore."

"I'm not pathetic and I'm not looked down on. And I'm definitely not last." She stands her ground not showing fear since she wasn't scared of him.

"But you are still by your family and friends. Your parents still favor Lydia more. Your mother didn't care I kidnapped you. Did she notice you were gone? No she didn't, did she. Scott puts up with you even though you turned him down. You were just fun for Isaac while he actually likes Allison. Stiles realized Lydia will never feel the same so he just fucks you instead."

"Fuck you," She growls causing him to smile more.

"Give it to me. Come on, let it out. Scream for me Julia." He leans in towards her ear nibbling it so she lets out a powerful scream that tosses him across the room.

Void chuckles on the floor getting up looking over at her, "You could do better. Protect yourself from me or are you scared you'll hurt Stiles too? He ends up beside her roughly grabbing her shoving her against the wall.

He was right. She was scared of hitting Stiles as well since he was Stiles too. "I'm not giving you what you want. Not again."

He closes the space between them brushing his lips against hers as she whimpers, "How bad does this hurt?" He whispers against her lips as his fingers dig into her hip.

Tears welled up in her eyes as her kept his locked with hers but she blinks them away as her eyes darken, "You're just wasting your time."

Void takes a deep breath in, "Aww, Julia, Julia, Julia. You don't have to say a word because I can see it in your eyes."

Julia heart drops knowing there was no way to beat him. In a blink of an eye, Void's hand goes to her throat gripping it roughly as he shoved his tongue into her mouth. No matter how badly she tries to fight him off he had the advantage.

His lips left a trail of kisses along her jaw, his touch making her skin crawl. Closing her eyes taking in a deep breath she screams making him fly back so she takes off running but he catches her before she could get to the door. He tosses her across the room before pining her down onto the floor.

"You're still too scared to hurt me."

Julia whined when he painfully twisted her wrist, and he shifted on top of her, nudging her legs apart with his knee. A shameful, disgust settled within Julia when she could feel her panties growing damp with unwanted arousal.

Julia squirmed in his grasp, back arching as she tried to pull away. Fear gripped her throat as she looked up at Stiles. She knew it wasn't him and she wish it was him so this situation could feel different.

Julia tilted her head to watch him begin unzipping his pants and removing them. Again she felt horror and nausea rise inside of her as she saw what was coming.

"Void!" She sobbed pathetically, grabbing at the hand that was clamped around her other wrist and scratching at him. "I'll give in but please not this. I'll use my powers in the way you want."

The feeling of Void's hand trailing beneath her skirt and between her legs set a blaze across her skin. His fingertips ghosted over the edges of her lacy panties, making her shiver.

When Void grabbed them and started tugging them down her legs, Julia couldn't bring herself to snap them shut as he slide her panties off.

Void pulled his boxers off and Julia looked away till a hand clamped on her chin, turning her head forcing her to make eye contact with him. Julia quickly squeeze her eyes shut refusing to look at him.

"Relax Julia, it's okay, I promise. You trust Stiles remember? I'm still him." He tells her as she tensed when she felt him rub his tip up and down her soaked slit, teasing her clit a bit and she squirmed beneath him.

He wordlessly grabbed her wrists, easily pinning them to the floor and using the new position to push himself deeper.

Tears were streaming down her cheeks now as her possessed best friend she had feelings for pinning her  to the floor and slowly forced himself deeper. The pressure between her legs was immense. He bottomed out, the tip of his dick kissing her cervix, and his arms trembled slightly above her as he sucked in a shaky breath.

Julia does everything to remember and imagine the night she and Stiles actually got together. She wanted to zone out so badly that she could hopefully forget what was happening to her at the moment.

"Are you sure about this? Seriously?" Stiles asks to make sure.

"I'm 100% sure, Stiles."

"You really trust me?" He smiles as their eyes lock.

"Of course I trust you."

Void thrusted into her faster, picking up his pace as he finally broke the kiss and allowed her to gasp for air. Julia's trembling legs wrapped around his back as she tried to steady herself and the feel of his length dragging along her walls.

A horrible mixture of emotions flooding her body. He was one of her best friends. She had feelings for him and m she still loved him right now, even as his possessed body violated her in the most violent way imaginable. She felt so confused about how her body's reaction to him forcing himself onto her.

His fingers twitched against her clit, his cock was repeatedly hitting a spot that was making her head swim and vision blur. Each masterful motion of his fingers was building inside of her, pulling her closer to the brink, even though she was trying to fight the inevitable.

"Say my name." Void growled, his pace growing downright punishing. With her eyes still tightly closed she shock her head no. "Look at me and say my name!"

Julia opens her eyes making eye contact with him right away, "Void." She tries to hold in her moans even though she was failing miserably. She was pushed over the edge suddenly, and she closed her eyes and loudly whined as she came around him.

She hated how she m gave him exactly what he wanted, even though her eyes were still squeezed shut as he fucked her through her orgasm.

"You didn't... it just... I don't want to make us awkward. I don't know what I would do if we drifted apart. I'm so much closer to you than to them." She explains wiping her tears away.

"Julia, there's no way we could ever drift apart. Plus, I made the move to kiss you. I've been wanting to kiss you since you stopped my panic attack at school." He now wipes a tear away so she leaned forward, reconnecting their lips.

-

As Noah and Allison were in the elevator, his phone goes off, "What's that?" She sees the notification on his phone.

"Someone's breaking into my house while Julia is there alone. After Stiles started sleepwalking, I had some security precautions put in. Motion sensors. Cameras." He explains to her.

"Is that is room?" They both see Stiles on his bed waving while Julia was passed out laying next to him with her hands tied behind her back and a blindfold on.

"We need to get to my house quickly." Noah puts his phone away while Allison calls her dad who calls Derek to meet up there.

On the drive Allison could tell Noah was worried as he speed a bit, "He's not going to hurt her. At least we know that." She tells him.

"Do we?" He asks, "He twisted a sword in Scott and that's his best friend." Noah pulls up and they get out as the other two show up.

When they get to Stiles room Julia was still laying there tied up with a blindfold on whimpering now that she was awake thinking who just opened the door was Void. "Julia!" Allison rushes over to her and Julia cries more as she takes the blindfold off her and Noah unties her.

"Where is he?" Chris asks Julia.

"She obviously doesn't know being here." Derek tells him.

"I'm texting Lydia to come get Julia." Allison says as Julia stares into space still in shock from earlier. She wishes her memory could just be wiped.

"Julia, what happened?" Noah asks her causing her eyes to tear up again.

Derek watches her body slightly shake in fear as tears start to fall as she raises her head up a little, "She's terrified from whatever he did to her."

"Did he hurt you?" Allison sits next to her.

Julia still doesn't speak a word so they all go over to Stiles chessboard talking about him and what game he's playing. Lydia arrives in time to get Julia as the others were going to head to Derek's loft.

"She's hasn't spoken a word to us so we don't know what happened to her. Derek said she's terrified." Allison lets Lydia know as Julia sits in the car.

"No idea at all?" Lydia asks.

"I have an idea about what happened. With things I can sense... Honestly, I think things are going to be different whenever we get normal Stiles back." Derek walks over to the two, "She's not going to tell us what happened to her. She doesn't want to relive it." He looks at Julia in the car now still staring into space.

"Well tell me what your idea is. She's my sister damn it!" Lydia crosses her arms.

Derek shakes his head, "You don't want to know. You really don't want to."

"Yes, I do. Tell me Derek." She glares at him so he whispers in into her ear so Allison couldn't hear.

Lydia starts to tear up looking back at Julia in the car, "Okay..." She wipes her tears away, "I'm taking her home to rest and things. We need to get Stiles back as quick as we can." She rushes over to her car to leave.

[bagelwizard]

My new Elfilin design + delusional nonsensical headcanons

-He still lives in the New World, but he often travels to Popstar to visit Kirby & friends. Long-distance communication isn't possible from Popstar to the New World, so he has to go to Popstar to communicate with the others.

-After the events of Forgotten Land, he made quick friends of the Beast Pack. Clawroline is one of his best friends and one of his biggest role models. Elfilin is basically her personal dress-up doll (he enjoys it).

-When Chaos Elfilis was defeated and Forgo willingly merged with Elfilin's soul, Elfilin gained not only the latent abilities of Elfilis but also some of his features, namely the whiskers, chest fur and markings. He's able to wield both spatial and psychic magic now, making him quite powerful... Though he chooses not to use these abilities for violence unless his aid is required. He doesn't enjoy fighting, after all.

-He's able to use telepathy and has a degree of psychic hypnosis from Forgo, but he finds it unethical and only uses it to coerce enemies into losing their will to fight.

-Despite being benevolent and amiable, he's sort of prone to sensory overload, and does NOT tolerate being called a rat or anything of the sort. He's a chinchilla!!! Get it right!!11!!1! !!!one!

[tabletopmonsteroftheweek]

The Collective

Called the Collective, the being is the leader of a cult that resides around landfills and sewers. Through player interference, its revealed that the Collective is a swarm of cranium rats, their minds united together to form a singular entity. The cranium rat swarm is tied together by their tails, just like a rat king.

Type & Motivation: Queen (to posses and control)

Supernatural powers

Superior intelect

Telekenysis

Telepathy

Mental dominion

Grant sentience

Attacks and armour

Mental lash (1 harm far ignore armor

Object throw (1-3 harm far or close)

How much harm will kill it.

Together: 20 +1 new cranium rat added | individual: 1

Any weaknesses it has

Sensory overload will cause the Collective to lose control over their mental dominion

Breaking up the Collective's entanglement and force them to scatter will lessen its collective thoughts, and become more individualized and lower intelligence.

The cranium rats must then be killed off before they escape. A single 1 can create more Cranium Rats whenever possible.

Custom moves for its powers

Mental Dominion: The Collective takes hold of human bodies and minds so it may venture out into the human world unbothered. Hunters targetted by the mental dominion must roll +Weird. On a 10+, they are able to shut the Collective out for the rest of the mystery. On a mix, they get a choice: they can resist the control and have to roll again in the future, or they can give in and be controlled; if they choose the latter, have them mark experience. On a miss, they are fully under the Collective's control. They take -2 ongoing on any rolls against the Collective or against any of the cultists/minions. The Keeper can allow them to break free from the hold by rerolling +weird, using a luck point, or having a magically-inclined hunter roll Use Magic.

Grant Sentience: the Collective can grant sentience to any low intelligence animal, boosting said animal's intelligence until the brain nearly splits the skull. Granting sentience to rats either adds them to the Collective, becomes fierce fighters in the lair, or are delegated to minor rat king colonies to turn into moving golems.

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Minion: Swarm Golem

A mass of rats that form together to form a humanoid shape. Whenever it's struck, rats explode from the spot hit, whether in one piece or not. They guard where the Collective's den is located.

Type & Motive: Brute (to intimidate & attack)

Supernatural powers, if any

Great strength

Keen smell

Regeneration (via more rats swarming on it)

Attacks and armour

Slam (2 harm hand)

Rat-bite punch (1 harm hand)

How much harm will kill it

10

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Minion: Rat Spies

Single rats that run about the town/city, gathering info for the Collective when the human informants don't suffice.

Type & Motive: Scout (motivation: to stalk, watch, and report)

Attacks and armour

Rat bite (1 harm hand)

How much harm will kill it

1

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Minion: Human Cultists

Humans that either worship The Collective willingly or are under its mental dominion. They bring sacrifices for the Collective in order to sustain it, or they sacrifice themselves.

Type and motivation: Renfield (motivation: to push victims towards the monster)

Attacks and armour

Sharpened Knife (2 harm close messy)

How much harm will kill it

7

[chaotic-would-you-rathers]

Would you rather...

A: Gain a random psychic power for one hour (of the list under 'keep reading') whenever someone drinks your blood (only one at a time) B: Gain a random psychic power for one hour (of the list under 'keep reading') whenever you drink someones blood (only one at a time) C: Gain a psychic power of your choice (from the list under 'keep reading') but you can only use it for 24 hours a month (you can distribute the hours however you like) D: Gain a psychic power of your choice (from the list under 'keep reading') permanantly, with no time restricitions on use, however, you cannot control it fully and it will activate erratically (and dangerously) when you experience strong emotion, physical sensation or when you are drunk/half asleep/otherwise not fully in control

THE LIST: Telekinesis, Thermokinesis (harder to control than pyro or cryo), Pyrokinesis, Cryokinesis, Mind Reading, Telepathy, Levitation, Nucleokinesis, Chronokinesis, Hydrokinesis, Aerokinesis, Geokinesis, Biokiniesis, Precognition, Panoptic Vision, Eye Rays, Self-Regeneration, Healing, Electrokinesis, Barriers, Teleportation, Gravity Manipulation, Spacial Manipulation, Mass/size alteration, Shapeshifting, Mind Control, Sleep Induction, Resurrection, Duplication (making duplicate bodies of yourself you control), Possession, Dream Manipulation/Invasion, Dream Oracles, Unfathomability (ability to make yourself an incomprehensible eldritch horror), Insanity Induction, Ultra-Durability (sufficient to be bulletproof, survive a few min on the surface of the sun, etc), Toxin Creation/Manipulation (ability to create and modify toxins, inclusing your own body fluids/parts), Spacial Displacement (ability to teleport a selected area/object/being to a random location within a given area around yourself (area dimensions can be changed)), Automatic Reincarnation upon death (only while ability active, your choice will carry over into the next lives you live this way), Trans-dimensional teleportation, Undead Creation/Manipulation (if the ability stops being used, they return to corpses), Entropic Dissolution (ability to accelarate the entropy of a desired object at will, speed customisable, in other words, it ages things rapidly), Psychic Energy Shield (a 3m diamater bubble of protection around you, can protect against any external threat (including keeping air in etc), however, something that can become deadly after entering can still harm you, such as a person, and it only works while concious), Object Repair (ability to 'repair' inanimate objects, repair is subjective, so can also be used to return things to base components, etc), Astral Projection, Pain Induction, 'Perfect Memory' (ability to remember literally everything with no mental overload, when active, you will regain all forgotten memories), Universal Language (allows understanding and use of all langauges, even ones you dont have the body parts or brain structure/senses for, like animal or plant languages), Instant-Evolution (adapts you or a selected living organism to its current situation), Imperceptibility (ability to be unable to be noticed by things, living or mechanical, even if they look right at you or view a video of the time), Memory alteration (of yourself or others), Technological Manipulation (movie hacker powers, plus you can control any machine at will if you can observe it), ability to see through objects, ability to see that which is unseen (radiation, nonvisible light, sound, the underlying structure of reality, invisible ppl, etc), Invisibility, Plant Manipulation, Ansectral Power (ability to call upon the memories and skills of your ancsestors), ability to learn skills at 1000x the normal speed, and finally, ability to create food/drinks you have previosuly eaten/drunk out of nothingness

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can we put the doctor on antidepressants. would that be ok for them....... god knows they need it

Can Gallifreyans take human antidepressants?

Gallifreyans have brains that are way more sophisticated than humans. They've got all the usual brainy bits—like a cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stems—but with some extra bells and whistles that make them, well, alien. So here's why popping a Prozac might not be so straightforward.

🧠 Gallifreyan Brains

Gallifreyan brains are wired differently. They have an extra lobe specifically for time, a super-charged cerebellum for balance and coordination, and a cluster of nerves that lets them literally rewire their brain pathways. They even have a pineal gland that's beefed up to handle psionic abilities like telepathy. In short, their brains are very complex, which means they process things—including drugs—differently.

💊 The Problems with Human Antidepressants

Metabolism Might Be Too Fast: Gallifreyans have a super-efficient digestive and metabolic system, meaning they break down substances really quickly. A standard dose of antidepressants might just get chewed up and spit out by their system before it can do anything.

Neurotransmitter Differences: Antidepressants work by balancing neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Although Gallifreyan brains probably have these two, they might not rely on these chemicals in the same way, or they might have additional ones we don't even know about. Plus, their ability to control their brain's activity means they might override or negate the effects of the meds.

Psionic Side Effects: Gallifreyans use alpha waves for telepathy, and those same brainwaves are linked to mood regulation, which is what antidepressants can influence. Messing with these could throw their telepathic abilities out of whack, leading to issues like loss of telepathic control or psionic overloads.

Regeneration Risks: And then there's regeneration. Since regenerating involves a complete overhaul of their body and brain, anything that messes with their neurochemistry could potentially interfere with this process, and that's not something you want to gamble with.

📝 Types of Antidepressants and Gallifreyan Considerations

There are different classes of antidepressants, and each works a bit differently in humans. These differences could lead to varied effects on Gallifreyans:

SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors): These increase serotonin levels by blocking its reabsorption in the brain. For Gallifreyans, the effects could be dampened by their advanced neural controls, and the increase in serotonin might disrupt their natural balance of neurotransmitters.

SNRIs (Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors): These work on both serotonin and norepinephrine. Given the potential extra neurotransmitters in a Gallifreyan brain, SNRIs could have unpredictable effects, possibly overloading the system or causing extreme mood swings.

MAOIs (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors): These prevent the breakdown of neurotransmitters. However, with the Gallifreyan ability to reroute neural pathways and regulate brain chemistry, MAOIs might interact unpredictably, potentially leading to a dangerous buildup of neurochemicals.

Tricyclics: These affect several neurotransmitters at once. For a Gallifreyan, the broad action of tricyclics could be too blunt an instrument, leading to severe side effects like disrupted time perception, cognitive confusion, or even interfering with the autonomic brain's control over vital functions.

⚠️ Potential Side Effects of Antidepressant Use in Gallifreyans

Considering their complex biology, Gallifreyans could experience a range of side effects from human antidepressants, including:

Telepathic Disruption: Loss of telepathic control or interference with psionic abilities.

Cognitive Overload: Overstimulation of neural pathways leading to headaches, confusion, or even temporary cognitive impairment.

Emotional Dysregulation: Extreme mood swings due to interference with their natural emotional balance.

Impaired Regeneration: Disruption of the regeneration process, leading to incomplete or faulty regeneration.

Metabolic Reactions: Ineffective metabolism of the drug leading to either no effect or toxic buildup.

🏫 So …

In theory, Gallifreyans could take human antidepressants, but they'd probably need something much stronger, specifically tailored to their biology. Standard human meds might not work as intended—or at all—and could even cause some pretty weird side effects that can't be predicted. Given their advanced neural controls, complex neurotransmitter systems, and unique regenerative abilities, Gallifreyan antidepressant therapy would need to be a highly specialised field all on its own. We await the arrival of the Universe's first Gallifreyan Pharmacologist.

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Hope that helped! 😃

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