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Technological Seance ... Oxymoron?
Hello fellow Snobos!
If I can have your attention briefly, I just wanted to make everybody aware of a small player plot/IC experiment that Will is going to be proposing to the Norfinbury population in January.
During a conversation with Beckett an idea was formed to try to reach out to the data ghosts (ones who came before) through -for lack of a better term- a sort of technological seance.
The idea cropped up from Beckett suggesting they try to have interactions at every haunted house using the best Character personality fit for that house; so like how Will was a good fit for the dog. However, that could take a long time to get people around to physical locations but WIll threw out the suggestion of a group technology seance with the tablets.
That way if Character X in location Y might tempt a dataghost in location A occupied by Character B that ghost might respond to Character X heard through Character B's tablet.
So upon agreement, one night everybody willing to participate wherever they are in Norfinbury will open a channel on their tablet try to make a tablet grid and try to contact data ghosts.
I went to the mods with this idea and got permission to run it some time in January. The plan is to have an IC post where Will will ask characters if they would be willing to participate and if they're willing to participate what ideas/questions/particular ghosties the group should try to reach out too. Then, when the group as a whole has a 'plan' there will be an agreed upon evening where they'll try this and see if they can get any ghosties to respond.
I'm putting up this post now as a heads up and also to get an idea of who might like to jump on board, answer any questions OOCly. My initial thinking is to target doing this for a few days after apps close, so that any new arrivals can get involved as well so sometime after January 10th through January 17th; subject to mod approval!
Thoughts? Comments? Questions?
If I can have your attention briefly, I just wanted to make everybody aware of a small player plot/IC experiment that Will is going to be proposing to the Norfinbury population in January.
During a conversation with Beckett an idea was formed to try to reach out to the data ghosts (ones who came before) through -for lack of a better term- a sort of technological seance.
The idea cropped up from Beckett suggesting they try to have interactions at every haunted house using the best Character personality fit for that house; so like how Will was a good fit for the dog. However, that could take a long time to get people around to physical locations but WIll threw out the suggestion of a group technology seance with the tablets.
That way if Character X in location Y might tempt a dataghost in location A occupied by Character B that ghost might respond to Character X heard through Character B's tablet.
So upon agreement, one night everybody willing to participate wherever they are in Norfinbury will open a channel on their tablet try to make a tablet grid and try to contact data ghosts.
I went to the mods with this idea and got permission to run it some time in January. The plan is to have an IC post where Will will ask characters if they would be willing to participate and if they're willing to participate what ideas/questions/particular ghosties the group should try to reach out too. Then, when the group as a whole has a 'plan' there will be an agreed upon evening where they'll try this and see if they can get any ghosties to respond.
I'm putting up this post now as a heads up and also to get an idea of who might like to jump on board, answer any questions OOCly. My initial thinking is to target doing this for a few days after apps close, so that any new arrivals can get involved as well so sometime after January 10th through January 17th; subject to mod approval!
Thoughts? Comments? Questions?
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Will has no experience with ghosts so he would definitely need the input and help of someone who has the appropriate skill sets.
AKA ... pls help!
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Will is used to interpreting the dead, but not 'talking' with them persay. He would definitely support the idea of getting the right questions phrased and asked to make the most of what he would suspect may be a limited time window/opportunity.
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Because heaven knows they need someone with a bedside manner for this!!
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And not get killed. Not getting killed would be good also.
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He was also told about the boy locked into his trunk by Brian, so maybe he'd be helpful there if not somewhere else where one of the kids are.
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Also his "affinity" quota sounds high indeed, which is what this experiment needs.
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Yes!! That definitely counts. When Beckett kicked the conversation off the idea was to try to link up anyone to the ghosts they may have an affinity with, an interaction like you're describing is perfect!!
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In Norfinbury he has no powers, obviously, but he's communicated successfully with Andromeda and the Russian spirit and has caused the general atmosphere to change in some buildings.
(It might be possible to convince the Joker to help, too, he enjoys experiments but his only contact with a ghost so far has been brief and by accident. He doesn't usually make contact because he doesn't usually try.
He spoke to Robert Miller once in a dream but that was in an event where everyone saw someone in a dream and for all we know Robert is still alive.)
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The idea is to try to connect PCs with ghosts they may have an affinity with, so the Joker's participation could be just as valid since hopefully (fingers crossed!) they might be able to contact a wide cross-section of those who have come before.
At the moment I think Will's biggest contribution is to the ghost dog population. ;)
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ICly chaos would probably opt to speak with Andromeda since he feels a personal connection with her. He's spoken to her twice, he knows what it's like to be separated from a beloved partner/lover for centuries and she has a known fondness for the stars and he's been an interstellar traveler now for about four thousand years or so.
The Joker has a connection to Miller who is possibly not a data ghost. If there is a ghost in Clown House he probably would be able to contact them but he's never tried.
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Chaos' input appears straightforward with his connection to Andromeda, I've heard about the Clown House, so that could definitely be an avenue to try to coax the Joker into jumping on board?
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He would say he's likely most compatible with whoever remains in the house at the northern border of res 2 next to the park. It's where he first arrived and the former owner apparently had a fascination with ancient ruins to go along with her love of travel? So he could ramble at her about ancient cities in their prime, probably.
But he would talk to any ghost because he's just genuinely willing to help anyone and the effort alone has been enough to produce results in the past.
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The idea is to brainstorm anything that may provide a bridge between a PC and a data ghost. For example, apparently Will has an affinity for dog ghosts.
So Will is going to definitely be open to any and all suggestion, input or idea about how to go about this.
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It also occurs to me he could attempt to speak to Samantha in various places she's been referenced, he heard her voice in his head once. Or potentially apologize to the victims of the cult? He'd draw the line at cultist ghosts, though. He's not approaching them on friendly terms. Being brainwashed once was bad enough thanks.
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But Samantha could definitely be an option if he was open to it!
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For so many different possibilities, up to and including getting to talk to Andromeda about space! She likes space, apparently.
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They have come in contact with Sam, Riley (dream event), and unnamed ghosts in the past.
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Trying to cover as many possible bases as we can. \o/
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He's got no experience or previous contacts with data ghosts, though, so I have no idea if he'd actually be of any help. :'D
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Part of the idea is to try to match up PC personality types that could form an affinity with a ghost. So for a quick example, if Squalo was into astronomy, he could try offering to talk to Andromeda about astronomy, because she loves astronomy.
Hopefully the IC network post will give characters an IC opportunity to read through the public conversations and go "Hey, yeah I enjoy basket weaving also, I'll try talking to that data ghost!"
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Unfortunately his main interest is murder. Also fish, gladiators and knights. Yeah.
I'll keep my eyes on the post, who knows, something might come up.
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But maybe Flynn could offer language support for the Russian ghosts?
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And you can definitely gauge you level/Flynn's level of participation to what works for you. You can have him reach out for a ghost, or if he's willing to turn on his tablet and establish the link to help be *point* of contact, that works as well.
Whatever is comfortable for you! I have some more details and updates here as well. /o/
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I'll go read up on all the details and then come poke Will at the IC post 8D
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Yes, please!!
I haven't had a Flynn thread in too long a while.