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Private/Closed The Oscillation: Fractured Skies (Discussion Thread)
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There are indeed abilities related to both.
Since you're on-the-ball with your guessing game I can give you the names xD
LIAR MASK (PASSIVE)
???
SISYPHEAN TASK (ACTIVE)
???
He's not immune to gun.
Liar's Mask, sounds like he's always lying whilst appearing as someone who tells the truth
I have one question on my mind: Did the gang members plan this attack and ransom plan before The Oscillation? Seems a bit strange that the phenomenon happens and then the next moment, they have a whole school taken hostage and with how many gang people there are, it looks like it would've taken a bit of time to make a plan for.
Fixed the psychokinetic shield
and made it slightly worse
oh and Null is going to awaken in my next post
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also
yes it does seem a bit staged doesn't it
I asked about that on discord (since it's been like thirty minutes since the oscillation happened) and Kyuu said it was a bit spurn of the moment thing. It's possible that the idea could've been proposed before within the gang, but they didn't have a good way of pulling it off until then. Also there's a traitor in the staff according to the letters, so they might've been tipped off by a not so clean teacher or something.
Also I brought up the idea of a riot in the discord, and I was told would work, it'd just get a lot of students killed in the process. So that's an option on the table if our red shirt students are disposable, though it would also probably mean the oscillated are fairly feared in the town afterwards, cause the first thing that happened after this started was a failed hostage attempt that ended with dozens dead. I just want to get it down on here before we throw cards into that ring.
for the sisyphean task
"Sisyphean describes a task as seemingly endless and futile—you keep doing it but it never gets done. The word comes from the name of Sisyphus, a character in Greek mythology who was punished by being forced to continuously roll a boulder up a steep hill."
why do i feel concerned about this
maybe he keeps coming back or some shit
The worst part, you could be right. Dude cheated death twice, maybe he has three lives?
Nah, this was planned in a matter of minutes. It's a pretty shoddy plan, that's banking on we have 500 hostages so they'll give us what we want. The plan wasn't complex enough or coordinated enough to require more than a few minutes to communicate, so they're just going off what their leader says.
I'll point out and clarify a few things.
Zola said you'd lose only when your attention was split and you tried to protect all the student and fight the Gang at the same time. As you've already realized to beat the gang now would leave dozens dead, and while some of the OCs might be willing to do that, Catherine for one, is not willing.
I do believe a split in the group might be unavoidable, since some people do want to fight now regardless of the risk to others.
As for the traitor, I think you're getting ahead of yourselves. The traitor hasn't betrayed you yet. If you look in Zola's first letter, she mentions a teacher that goes missing. The idea is that he betrays your plans to save his own skin. He hasn't betrayed you yet though, since the Gang hasn't had time to apply coercion.
Zola said you'd lose only when your attention was split and you tried to protect all the student and fight the Gang at the same time. As you've already realized to beat the gang now would leave dozens dead, and while some of the OCs might be willing to do that, Catherine for one, is not willing.
I do believe a split in the group might be unavoidable, since some people do want to fight now regardless of the risk to others.
As for the traitor, I think you're getting ahead of yourselves. The traitor hasn't betrayed you yet. If you look in Zola's first letter, she mentions a teacher that goes missing. The idea is that he betrays your plans to save his own skin. He hasn't betrayed you yet though, since the Gang hasn't had time to apply coercion.
poor kirin
nobody is helping him
now if i get abandoned that'll be some bs
nobody is helping him
now if i get abandoned that'll be some bs
| Korutesu |
Previously NotAPokemonRanger
hmm
go to discord man
go to discord man
i can rarely get on discord on school nights
and tonight i cant
Remember to top half of your post o7
I think just the font-change will be enough to show the difference.
Also do note that the more powerful the skill the greater the cost in terms of energy. So the more Null does, the more energy will be drained from Kirin to fuel his manifestation. You may want to adjust the skill to show that it's summoning-type or something like that. It would make more sense.
Fixed the skill, made it summoning type
also
to lessen the color strain
The most important things he says are in purple
along with his normal dialogue
most other things will be black
Wouldn’t it just be easier to do a different font for dialogue? Also wouldn’t run the risk of getting in trouble
because it already IS a different font
its courier new but bolded
But why do the important things need to be a different color? That just seems unnecessary. If it’s important the reader should understand that without a color change.
oh yes, quite
I'm not at all fond of that given the fact Marcus thought it and didn't vocalize it.
Beat him up, Angel Boy
you basically radiate energy, null can pick up your feelings easier than others
also
i can't pass up a chance for null to fuck with marcus
if marcus doesn't necessarily hate kirin
boy will he almost be GUARENTEED to hate Null
The way you worded it it seems as though Null read Marcus' mind, given the fact Null references the comment and not the feelings attached to it.
ah ok
ill change it
Nukas
Previously Kid_Nukas
So, I just started reading through some of the skill sheets to understand characters better. @~Patriot~ could you help me understand something about one of Marcus's skills?
So in this skill, is Marcus able to hear the heartbeat from 20 feet away or actually physically feel the vibrations of a heartbeat from 20 feet away? Those are two insanely different things and I feel like the distinction is probably important. Also, I'm assuming all of his senses are enhanced to a level like this based on the skill, so could you clarify the extent to which all the senses were enhanced? I'm just trying to get a clearer picture.
His sense of hearing is so sensitive he can hear a person's blood flowing through their body from 20 feet away, and his sense of touch is so sensitive he can physically feel the vibrations from a person's heartbeat from 20 feet away.
Nukas
Previously Kid_Nukas
So... how is he not going crazy lmao. It's a passive ability meaning he's always hearing and feeling all of it. Plus he is in the middle of 500 students in close proximity. Shouldn't he be feeling some sort of sensory overload?
He passed out from the pain when he first Oscillated, but when he had the vision with Gabriel he was able to put a slight dampening effect on it. Marcus has earbuds in his ears that help a bit, and he was only in the group of students for a minute or two. He's now in the school with Alex and Null.
Nukas
Previously Kid_Nukas
Well, I will say that I am still reading up on what I missed, so that's my excuse there. Anyway, I can see the earbuds helping, and it's good that the Gabriel vision dampened it, but something should probably be added to the skill sheet to show that it's dampened, just so people like me don't get confused lmao. Also was it just touch and hearing that was enhanced? I remember something in the post I just read about Marcus being able to see through the mist when no one else was. I'm sorry for all the questions btw.
All of his main senses were enhanced, but his ability to see through the mist comes from his Extremely High Control Resistance.
Filter-type skills generally take care of sensory overload. If I'm to share my piece though, I think Marcus' senses, though enhanced, are still well within the realm of the animal world.
Barn owls can hear a mouse squeak from half a mile and can hear bugs in the grass at 100 ft.
http://www.wildlifelandtrust.org/wildlife/close-ups/owls-wildlife-close-up-1.html (Owl | Wildlife Land Trust)
I'd also note that dogs can hear a human heartbeat, though the exact distance of that is...shrugs. I couldn't find exact numbers.
https://wagwalking.com/sense/can-dogs-hear-a-human-heartbeat (Can Dogs Hear a Human Heartbeat? - Wag!)
The cat Catherine is based off, the Serval, can hear small mammals moving underground or through the grass. Again, the exact numbers on these ranges are sketchy. I went with a mile, because that's the quoted range for Lions. I imagine that the serval, who has the largest ears of any feline, has even more sensitive hearing.
https://bigcatrescue.org/serval-facts/ (Serval Facts, Photos, Sounds, News and Videos)
As for the sense of touch, that's a bit rarer but certainly not too crazy. Seal whiskers can, reportedly, detect a fish swimming in the water almost 600 ft away.
https://6senses.weebly.com/touch-and-vibration.html#:~:text=the catfish,are very sensitive to vibrations.
If you've ever seen a documentary on the ocean and seen fish in large schools moving in seemingly perfect synchrony, then that's also a feat of physical touch. Fish have a set of organs collectively called the Lateral Line System, which allows them to detect vibrations in the water and follow them.
https://www.britannica.com/science/lateral-line-system (Lateral line system | biology)
Kyuuu!
Will the Gang members secure the schoolgrounds around the building, when we will be inside the school?
Will the Gang members secure the schoolgrounds around the building, when we will be inside the school?