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Sanctioned (Splintered Reboot; QAylor Crack Quest)

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Alrighty, it's been more than 90 minutes, so I'll make a vote.

[X] There is staph, other dangerous bacteria, and their associated toxins present in her blood and brain, particularly in the damaged areas of the brain near the corona gemma and a head wound. The gemma appears to have grown wildly to replace damaged areas of the brain and is now compensating for the damage done, though with unknown efficacy. It looks as though if Host had not triggered, the catastrophic brain damage would kill her, and removing the gemma now would do the same.

My reasoning is laid out in my previous posts.
 
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Alivaril said:
You use a fuzzy little koala bear, albeit one with too much spare energy for their species.

As soon as the lock is no longer interfering with Host's escape, you turn back to human form and make a mental note of the blood still coating Host's legs and feet. You hadn't exactly intended such a disgusting flaw. You suppose it's an acceptable tradeoff for being able to keep Host's clothes and body exactly as she left them.

You tried "proper" shapeshifting once. Your then-host accidentally destroyed a rather important microchip during that particular cycle, a mistake which ultimately led to their untimely demise. At least the experience was educational. For one thing, you know never to try that again.
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Interesting fact. This bit seems to indicate that we're not actually shapeshifting, we're swapping bodies with animals from alternate worlds. I think this means that if we get our leg broken as a human, we'll be fine if we shift into an animal, but our leg will be broken again when we swap back to human. On the bright side, if we get injured as an animal, we can probably just shift to a different healthy animal of the same species and be fine.

EDIT: Wait a minute. Was QA bonded to a machine host during that cycle? I'm not sure how else 'proper shapeshifting' leads to 'destroyed important microchip', which then leads to 'untimely demise'. In an organic being, I could certainly imagine something like "didn't properly account for anatomical differences, hence brain damage, hence untimely demise". But since it's a microchip that got destroyed...
 
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@Alivaril

Queen Shaper, there's one thing. I kind of don't want the other hosts to be too mad at me... the damage to the other three hosts was accidental, and it's really not something I can do at will...can you tell your host something that'll make that clear? And maybe sell the idea that my link is compensating for damage Host suffered in the biological torture cell I found her in?
 
Kinruush said:
Alrighty, it's been more than 90 minutes, so I'll make a vote.

[X] There is staph, other dangerous bacteria, and their associated toxins present in her blood and brain, particularly in the damaged areas of the brain near the corona gemma and a head wound. The gemma appears to have grown wildly to replace damaged areas of the brain and is now compensating for the damage done, though with unknown efficacy. It looks as though if Host had not triggered, the catastrophic brain damage would kill her, and removing the gemma now would do the same.

My reasoning is laid out in my previous posts.
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Attempted elaboration: Queen Shaper can't outright make up problems, only provide an interpretation what they mean to her host. She can change the relayed interpretation to a lie, but she can't add/replace/remove information from the scan of her host.



Prester Fred said:
@Alivaril

Queen Shaper, there's one thing. I kind of don't want the other hosts to be too mad at me... the damage to the other three hosts was accidental, and it's really not something I can do at will...can you tell your host something that'll make that clear? And maybe sell the idea that my link is compensating for damage Host suffered in the biological torture cell I found her in?
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1: She cannot.

2: The last bit of that would have to be voted for. (See previous QM answer on a similar question)
 
Nixeu said:
Sophia may not remember who we are. Or how to eat. Or get dressed. Depends on how much she brain damage she suffered, and where.
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Riiight, forgot that detail.
How could I?

Edit: Right. The vote.
[X] Make it seem like Host's powers are stronger than usual and thus require a larger link to make them work. Removing them wouldn't help anyone.
Well, for one it's true. For two, it will make things more interesting. And the fools who will come after us would know exactly what they're in for. They have been warned, we can do no more.
 
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Nixeu said:
Pretty sure our hats just affect us and our creations. We are probably going to give the guys who research powers a head-ache, though. And the whole bio-Tinker thing may make her paranoid.
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Oh damn, must have got muddled with something else. The overall point still applies though considering the shit she put up with for Sophia, and her powers aren't nearly as good as ours.
 
Alivaril said:
Attempted elaboration: Queen Shaper can't outright make up problems, only provide an interpretation what they mean to her host. She can change the relayed interpretation to a lie, but she can't add/replace/remove information from the scan of her host.
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Ah. Hm. Well, does Taylor have a head wound, and is there any evidence of staph bacteria?

Edit: I'll change it to be purely interpretive regardless, but I'm curious what I have to work with.
 
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[X] The portions of Host's brain that have been damaged appear to have been done in by bacteria and the toxins they produced. Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for a failing system.

@Alivaril Is that better?
 
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Kinruush said:
Ah. Hm. Well, does Taylor have a head wound, and is there any evidence of staph bacteria?
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She did have a head wound, yes. It used to be infected, but the infection in question didn't reach the brain of your host.

Kinruush said:
[X] The portions of Host's brain that have been damaged appear to have been done in by bacteria and the toxins they produced. Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for a failing system.

@Alivaril Is that better?
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See below, sorry it took so long. You can just tell Shaper to relay that the link is compensating for brain damage; you don't need to go into detail. The lack of certainty on what caused that damage may nudge her host toward what you want.



Queen Shaper would be providing interpretation of a monstrously overgrown link (corona) with roots in much of Host's brain. The normally non-gemma sections are themselves showing minor signs of damage and inflammation, (EDIT) but given how reluctant Shaper's host is to look closely at brains, she won't realize the damage isn't severe. The question is what Queen Shaper will say the overgrowth means or is doing.


Kai Merah said:
By the way, @Alivaril, what is a door-human hybrid and why was everyone sitting on the floor?
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...Damn it, that was supposed to be a door-window hybrid. Fixed.
 
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Alivaril said:
Queen Shaper would be providing interpretation of a monstrously overgrown link (corona) with roots in much of Host's brain. The normally non-gemma sections are themselves showing signs of damage and inflammation. The question is what Queen Shaper will say the overgrowth means or is doing.
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Ah, cool, thank you.

[X] Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for damaged parts of the brain.
 
OK, it's been 90 minutes+. Let's see...

[X] Kinruush
-[X] Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for damaged parts of the brain.

Seems to do everything I wanted to do. Provides a handy explanation for QAylor's odd behavior, suggests that she might be unusually powerful, and therefore makes her a more desirable recruit.
 
Kai Merah said:
EDIT: Wait a minute. Was QA bonded to a machine host during that cycle? I'm not sure how else 'proper shapeshifting' leads to 'destroyed important microchip', which then leads to 'untimely demise'. In an organic being, I could certainly imagine something like "didn't properly account for anatomical differences, hence brain damage, hence untimely demise". But since it's a microchip that got destroyed...
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No. It was in a pocket on that host and was carelessly crushed during a shift.


Kai Merah said:
and why was everyone sitting on the floor?
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I wanted to leave this one up for interpretation, but I suppose many won't have enough related information for that.

Winslow was, in theory, in lockdown. Lock doors, turn off lights, close blinds, cover classroom door-window with black construction paper, sit under desks, remain calm and quiet.
 
[X] Kinruush
-[X] Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for damaged parts of the brain.
 
[X] Kinruush

All aboard the brain damage train! Let's get that news of brain damage out there to compensate for our complete inability to fake being human.

I'm not entirely sure if I wanna join Wards yet, but I don't wanna lie to the heroes about being hurt by our power either, so brain damage it is!
 
[X] Kinruush
-[X] Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for damaged parts of the brain.

Edit: This makes the most sense, and it feels like something that would be accepted easily enough. Not too far a stretch.
 
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Kai Merah said:
All aboard the brain damage train! Let's get that news of brain damage out there to compensate for our complete inability to fake being human.
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Plus, there's the delicious irony of how the damage may look severe enough that locker would have either killed her or left her comatose if she hadn't triggered, and instead her attackers may be comatose.
 
[X] Kinruush
-[X] Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for damaged parts of the brain.

Reason for voting: I want to see how the PRT/Protectorate/Wards react to the "brain-damaged" QAylor. Especially Piggot's reaction.
 
[X] Kinruush

Reason. Brain damage story will help us hide the fact that host is acting abnormally. Also it's kinda the truth so when Host wakes up she won't be in trouble for lying. PRT having to deal with one of their wards causing a severe trigger event along with heavy brain damage is just icing on the cake.
 
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[X] Kinruush
-[X] Between the way the gemma appears to have grown, its activity, and the activity in the brain around it, it looks as though the gemma grew wildly to compensate for damaged parts of the brain.

This seems plausible enough to me.
 
[X] Kinruush
reason for voting: this seems like the best chance for QAlyar to avoid being labeled a supervillain for brain-damaging one of the Wards
 
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