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[Nunzillor]

I actually did have a full numbered action dedicated to studying the effects of SD.  IIRC, I was going to take a large number of the wunderkinders and shove them into intentionally sabotaged stasis machines while they were still toddlers.  I had no idea whether they'd come out fully affected by SD, or just dead, so I kept the action secret to avoid Nik messing with it.  I can go dig up the PM if you're curious.

Also, Emp, Saint fully believes that he is affected by SD, and he said as much in that message.  It's the only logical explanation why he's so skilled at Tinker and general admin-ship, despite his backstory giving no hint of any such skills.  He believes that either SD grants the abilities observed in ARM operatives (as indicated by Freeman's ability being supernatural, and by how 4 has physical evidence of her past tattooed on her), or everyone always had those abilities, were deliberately kidnapped because of them, and the SD was just used to make them forget their true histories and loyalties (As shown by how the dossiers are apparently subconciously written by the people they're about, how the supernatural abilities of SD didn't start appearing until M1, and how the supernatural effects aren't observed in any group of people aside from ARM (though that could be due to specially designed stasis machines, and Saint has suspicions that alternative explanations are possible)).

The experiments I was gonna run were meant to define which explanation was correct.  Wunderkinders don't gain superpowers from being put in stasis machines?  Then SD isn't what grants the powers, it's just the catalyst or entirely irrelevant.  Or, the effect can't be replicated without spending centuries on it, which is really just a setback for Saint.  He does intend to live forever, after all.

I didn't think 4 would live past today, frankly.  Reply to Saint coming soon.  I'd be very interested in whatever exact methodology you've come up with, if you don't mind sharing at this point. 

[AbstractTraitorHero]

Live Four Abigail want's her big sis

[Nunzillor]

Aww, well, I'll see what I can do.   

Is Saint aware of Nia?

[syvarris]

Found it.  I kinda doubt the methadology is terribly interesting, as I am not a real scientist and Saint's even worse in many ways, but here you go.

Spoiler: Old PM (click to show/hide)

(Please read my actual Heph post first.  It's about what should be done with Heph, and I want it to be answered far more than this PM.)

Only run these actions if I'm allowed to retroactively do research, or if the thermophage disaster wouldn't prevent me from doing research.  If I can't do this stuff, Saint just makes sure he's safe.

Also, yes, this stuff is Saint analyzing gamey aspects of the game from an in-universe perspective.  Please, at least say "You can't find any explanation for why this is" rather than "This is just because we're playing a game.  There's no in-universe explanation."



So, a lot of ARM operatives on the Sword have shown exceptional abilities, despite (supposedly) coming from a backround which would not have given them any such skills.  Miya, an excellent tactician, Milno, an extremely skilled and canny soldier, the various tinkerers who've been able to improve on UWM tech without having a backround in R&D.  I want to examine why this is.

(all of these are mutually exclusive searches.  None rely on the others.)

1.Firstly, investigate how true people's backround memories are; there's a lot of data available.  Look for people's faces and names on their home planets, try logging into old accounts Saint would have had, examine judicial records, etc.  Can I find any evidence that anyone is who they think they are?

2.Investigate disappearances, murders, kidknappings, etc, of famous skilled people.  Military tacticians, war heros, inventors who may have been pushing their limits.  Can I possibly find any connection between some of these people and any ARM operatives?  Basically, might Steve have kidknapped the UWM's most useful people and brainwashed them?

3.Finally, I want to research the long-term effects of stasis catatonia.  I know it makes people go insane and fabricate memories, but does it ever have more unusual effects?  People coming out of stasis knowing things they shouldn't?  Possessing skills or abilities they shouldn't?  If so, is there any cutoff time where this frequently happens?

4.Regardless of the previous answers, I want to research the construction of stasis machines.  Preferably, the specific ones on the sword.  I want to figure out what part of stasis preservation ends up driving people insane--and then I want to design a stasis tank which enhances that effect as much as possible.  Crazy tubes which make stasis catatonia/insanity much more prevalent.  Try and calculate how effective they should be, if such a thing is even possible.

5.Remember those kids Nik bred from Heph workers?  The ones which would be our next science team?  He left them in my care, and let me design the facilities they'd be raised in.  Firstly, I want them split into four groups, and have four identical facilities for these groups.  This is so we can raise them with different parenting styles.  Secondly, I want stasis tanks, of both my modified version and a version identical to those on the sword, built somewhere far away on Hephaestus.  After the kids are relatively old (twelve-ish?), I'm going to stuff 10% of them in stasis tanks.  For science.


That is all.  Thank you.

No, this PM was never answered, sadly.  It was the last action I made before Heph's thread was completely shut down, which is why Saint said his research was interrupted by Origin's corruption--it literally was.

...Also, Saint wouldn't share exactly what his research entailed, for the obvious reason that it potentially included mass child murder.  He doesn't care much about what random troopers think of him, but that just means he cares a little.  Who knows, someday one of them might decide to assassinate him.

PREPOSTEDIT:
Nia is Ao's traitor character, right?  Saint isn't aware of him, no.  He could learn of Nia pretty easily, but he only reads the mission reports after missions are concluded (Partially because that's my plan with M27).  If Nia starts displaying symptoms of SD, that would throw a spanner in all Saint's ideas, at least if Nia doesn't spend time in stasis first.

[Nunzillor]

-removed.

[Dorsidwarf]

Wait...you're about to lob an explosively flammable and poison gas producing weapon into a foam coated enemy in the middle of a suburb. This might result in the entire suburb catching fire...Which would probably be bad.

He says it like it's a bad thing.

[Parisbre56]

Finally had some time to skim through the OOC thread. Haven't had time to read the other threads. But from what I gather from your comments, things are still as fun as they were when I left them.

[Radio Controlled]

By the way, do you skip the chatter thread as well? Cause coordinating the team can get difficult in that case.

EDIT: Hey toaster, any reason you didn't also use your 5 sec reset to revert all the damage done, Like what Miya did? It might still not be too late if you try it this turn and put up your cutest puppy dog eyes for piecewise.

[Parisbre56]

Yeah, sorry if you said anything important and I missed it. Write in the thread or shoot me a PM if it's something important. It's not like there's tool much going on there, so I think piecewise wouldn't mind an important piece of chat getting written there. Again, I should had probably notified you, sorry.

[piecewise]

By the way, do you skip the chatter thread as well? Cause coordinating the team can get difficult in that case.

EDIT: Hey toaster, any reason you didn't also use your 5 sec reset to revert all the damage done, Like what Miya did? It might still not be too late if you try it this turn and put up your cutest puppy dog Triceratops eyes for piecewise.

[spazyak]

In response to the chat thread (or rather on the topic of it), I'd like to think that what everyone says is happening during the time between the last action and update and the next one. Like Jack's talking while he's currently cracking skulls open with the stun baton getting shot up, preparing to retreat out

[AoshimaMichio]

PREPOSTEDIT:
Nia is Ao's traitor character, right?  Saint isn't aware of him, no.  He could learn of Nia pretty easily, but he only reads the mission reports after missions are concluded (Partially because that's my plan with M27).  If Nia starts displaying symptoms of SD, that would throw a spanner in all Saint's ideas, at least if Nia doesn't spend time in stasis first.

Technically she's been in stasis before, hopping off to quell little rebellions. Trinity 3 isn't her home planet nor was it intented to be her permanent station. But as a player I try to steer away from stasis dementia.

Well, there's the recent exception of my mind purge.

[MidnightJaguar]

PREPOSTEDIT:
Nia is Ao's traitor character, right?  Saint isn't aware of him, no.  He could learn of Nia pretty easily, but he only reads the mission reports after missions are concluded (Partially because that's my plan with M27).  If Nia starts displaying symptoms of SD, that would throw a spanner in all Saint's ideas, at least if Nia doesn't spend time in stasis first.

Technically she's been in stasis before, hopping off to quell little rebellions. Trinity 3 isn't her home planet nor was it intented to be her permanent station. But as a player I try to steer away from stasis dementia.

Well, there's the recent exception of my mind purge.

Nah, that's just the result of standing near Trier for any amount of time. He makes everyone within a 20 foot radius less competent just by existing.

[AoshimaMichio]

Really? He ought to be shot then.

[Xantalos]

Really? He ought to be shot then.

I have plans for him.
Well, maybe.