Combinatorial Explosion (Worm/Original)

[X][The Truth] "I don't freakin know! I've done things that were, in hindsight, probably a bad idea to ensure my own safety and that of my loved ones, even if it never actually hurt anybody. I guess it's a matter of not doing things I don't think anyone else would be justified in doing and keeping in mind that being able to open rifts in the fabric of space-time isn't a bad thing as long as I don't actually do it. Also, being just selfish enough that I bend morally instead of snapping. You don't have to be a great person as long as you try to avoid being a bad person and not being a bad person is a lot easier."
-[X][The Truth] continue rambling "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation."
--[X][The Truth] continue rambling "In the end, I acknowledge my weakness, my flaws, my failings, and try my best little by little to be better than yesterday. Sometimes that's asking for help from my Dad, sometimes that's remembering what I did wrong last time and avoiding it the next time, and sometimes I fail. But as long as I don't give up I won't fall off that ledge. Plus I can completely control my magic and can destroy or dismiss it if things go wrong. Which admittedly is a pretty good way to contain whatever I do. " Mutter to yourself "Probably should have some containment procedures if that ever fails."
--[X][The Truth] "A-anyways! Do you understand what I'm saying?"

[X][The Truth] "I don't hold back, because this is me, and I trust in myself. Holding myself back just means I don't know what I can achieve and if the consequences are negative, to develop a method to work around that."

Taylor just doesn't go full psycho, she could, but she does not. Experimenting on things without letting them spread should be allowed so long as she does not fuck up.

But yes, one fuck up would ruin things.

[X][The Truth] I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally my powers handles the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment.

I considered adding more (such as how Taylor would go crazy if she was just restricted to healing magic, or biotinkering shouldn't be automatically evil if done responsibly), but I'll leave the rest to Shadestyle. We have found quite a few horrifying mana chains, but we (and thus Taylor) have never actually tried to do much with them. We simply go "wow, we should never use that" and move on to the next test. I want to push Amy towards the idea that messing with biology is ok as long as it won't harm someone or go out of control. I think Taylor would agree with her restrictions on no human experimentation (Taylor certainly hasn't done any), but experimenting on plants or even animals is perfectly acceptable if it's controlled and done for a purpose. (Even if that purpose is just to gain more knowledge on how her power works).
Also QA appears to have a better developed personality from contact with magic... or she's just a lot more emotional since her automatic systems are nearly killing her.

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

[X][The Truth] "I don't hold back, because this is me, and I trust in myself. Holding myself back just means I don't know what I can achieve and if the consequences are negative, to develop a method to work around that."

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

I took The Froggy Ninja and part of Mordiggian's plan and smooshed them together and added a bit of my own. Also as a side note, it's not wrong to be yourself or do things that some non-opened-minded few think are wrong. In this case, it was a religious family and nonstandard sexuality.

Edit: I also changed my mind a bit after seeing Mordiggian's vote after I posted.
Edit2: I really, really want to make my vote way too long by adding more and more rambling to it. By going back to my original plan that BookMouse now went with and adding it to this. Argh! I think I'll just stop here and not think about it otherwise I'll write a small paper on ethics and building a healthy cognitive process.

[X][The Truth] "I don't freakin know! I've done things that were, in hindsight, probably a bad idea to ensure my own safety and that of my loved ones, even if it never actually hurt anybody. I guess it's a matter of not doing things I don't think anyone else would be justified in doing and keeping in mind that being able to open rifts in the fabric of space-time isn't a bad thing as long as I don't actually do it. Also, being just selfish enough that I bend morally instead of snapping. You don't have to be a great person as long as you try to avoid being a bad person and not being a bad person is a lot easier."
-[X][The Truth] continue rambling "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation."
--[X][The Truth] continue rambling "In the end, I acknowledge my weakness, my flaws, my failings, and try my best little by little to be better than yesterday. Sometimes that's asking for help from my Dad, sometimes that's remembering what I did wrong last time and avoiding it the next time, and sometimes I fail. But as long as I don't give up I won't fall off that ledge. Plus I can completely control my magic and can destroy or dismiss it if things go wrong. Which admittedly is a pretty good way to contain whatever I do. " Mutter to yourself "Probably should have some containment procedures if that ever fails."
--[X][The Truth] "A-anyways! Do you understand what I'm saying?"

I am positively titillated that Taylor's ambiance field allows her to perceive Coil's timeline tests due to knock-on effects of perfect mana use logs. I am in desperate need of the reaction shot the moment she dives for cover from an attack in the timeline he dropped. His paralyzed horror at being hard-countered would only be matched by everyone else's reaction to the Wiley Coyote-level shenanigans he'd pull trying to off Taylor.

Powerofmind said:

I am positively titillated that Taylor's ambiance field allows her to perceive Coil's timeline tests due to knock-on effects of perfect mana use logs. I am in desperate need of the reaction shot the moment she dives for cover from an attack in the timeline he dropped. His paralyzed horror at being hard-countered would only be matched by everyone else's reaction to the Wiley Coyote-level shenanigans he'd pull trying to off Taylor.

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Especially since longer term simulations will involve more and more complex magical interactions which will all be logged. We already know we can get perfect maps of buildings with mana pulses.

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That's odd. Queen Administrator didn't feel corrupt. In fact, she felt pretty good.

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[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

Stained Glass thought about this more than me. This feels pretty organic from what we've seen of Taylor's personality so far... focusing in particular on how she handled Emma after Greg's games were nearly damaged, the vicious side she showed to Emma's attacker, and from the fact that Taylor restrained herself from giving Danny magic.

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
-[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

This most certianly. Of course, changed around a little to feel more like its coming out of her mouth and not an essay.

Also, QA doesn't realise she's quite a bit more sapient than usual does she?

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."

[X][The Truth] My power is dangerous and versatile beyond anything I can imagine. Part of the reason I experiment is so that I know better how it works and what I can and can't do, so that I'm not tempted to try something crazy and untested in a situation where I'm not able to be more careful.

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[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

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Yeah, this.

[/] BeeBadidoo: edit: copypasting cause I'm not sure person voting works

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

Basically, Amy is doing the Jedi thing where she thinks even a whiff of the dark side is going to corrupt her utterly and instantly, so if she ever slips up, it turns into a self fulfilling prophecy and we're off to kill younglings. She needs outlets.

She doesn't have addiction, she has an anxiety disorder.

edit: Actually, let me expand on that.

Every time I am near a cliffside or building edge, I feel an urge to jump off. Not in a suicidal sense in particular, my life isn't suffering and I don't want to end it all, but my brain just sort of casually highlights the proximity of death. And I used to obsess about that, not because I wanted to die, but because what if it means I'm secretly suicidal and shouldn't I do something about that and isn't it a big deal?

Two things that helped me. First, reading the Wikipedia page for "intrusive thoughts" (linked above) and realizing that they are actually normal and they don't reveal some deep truth about myself-

--[X][The Truth] Also, link Amy the Wikipedia page on "intrusive thoughts".

and second, realizing that I had felt this feeling many, many times and I hadn't jumped off any of the previous times, so it probably didn't mean I wanted to at all.

Of these groups, addicts and obsessives, I think Amy is far more in my camp - she doesn't have an "evil-addictive" personality where she must totally resist, she'd be totally fine doing some bioshaping and limiting herself to reasonable, safe projects, but she has a tendency to neuroticism and obsession and so thinks these thoughts which she has previously never followed up on reveal that she must under no circumstances follow up on them, even when it would be perfectly harmless to do so. Poor girl.

Idea: Taylor should makes some sort of anti-master spell/ward for herself - 'cuz she can do some scary shit, the kind of scary that makes Amy's powers seem kinda 'meh'

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

Coil gonna coil.

[X][The Truth] There can't be an "evil" way in how you use your power, only in how it affects other people. As long as you keep experimentation contained and thoroughly clean up anything potentially dangerous and/or difficult to control, you'll be golden.

[X][The Truth] "I guess in some ways I have it easier than you... Generally, my powers handle the "What if" portion of experiments, so I can learn the basics of what something does without actually setting off a replicating vampire curse, or creating an undead plague, or any of the other dozen horrifying things I've accidentally created. But I know that same urge of wanting to just be able to let loose, to see what I could create if I shoved all my created biological mutagens into a single creature. It's part of the reason I mess with plants so much. They don't feel pain, don't risk becoming sentient like my pigeon, and if I make something horrifying I can just destroy it. Fortunately, most of my creations require a constant source of my energy, so I generally don't have to worry about them replicating... So I guess I keep myself from going too far by finding harmless outlets for my urge to experiment."
-[X][The Truth] "The Medieval Tibetan Sage Milarepa teaches that the healthiest way to avoid great evil is to accept the small evil within yourself. By rejecting those aspects of the self, one leaves them to run rampant the moment they lose control, whereas coming to terms with one's flaws allows one to take them into account and temper them. A caged and starved mountain lion is more likely to wreak havoc set loose in a forest than one that has been for all its life free to roam and feed in moderation. I'm rambling aren't I?"
--[X][The Truth] "But in the end, I don't think it's wrong to wonder or think about bad things. Actions and thoughts are two different things, it's alright to have thoughts as long as you master yourself. Sometimes you also have to decide what is right for you and what you can live with. Not what others may think, not what others may want, or feel. My rule of thumb is, as long as I don't hurt anyone, hurt myself, or my future I think it is fine."

[X][The Truth] meta-vote: *everyone's* suggestions, added together into an even more rambling mess.
-[X][The Truth] + pointing out that curiosity like this might be inherent to how powers work, after all the organ that interfaces with them is part of the brain, and give an anonymized paraphrase of Lisas "you have it bad" speech implying at least she thinks this is something all tinkers deal with.
-[X][The Truth] Also point out that anything she does to our already modified organisms will just be attributed to us, and would probably make them *less* dangerous.

[X][The Truth] meta-vote: *everyone's* suggestions, added together into an even more rambling mess.
-[X][The Truth] + pointing out that curiosity like this might be inherent to how powers work, after all the organ that interfaces with them is part of the brain, and give an anonymized paraphrase of Lisas "you have it bad" speech implying at least she thinks this is something all tinkers deal with.
-[X][The Truth] Also point out that anything she does to our already modified organisms will just be attributed to us, and would probably make them *less* dangerous.

Wow, at this rate I think the vote result will get ridiculous and rambling, maybe I should have written that small paper on ethics and cognitive processes. Just to throw fuel to the fire.

It's not to late, you can write it and change your previous vote.