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[fractaljesus]

[The video opens on a shot of an odd, vaguely conch-shaped object sitting upon a table, shimmering with strange iridescence in the light. Anyone familiar with the Lunar Scientia laboratories might recognize one of the R&D labs out of focus in the background.]

This object has been developed at the Lunar Scientia with my assistance. We have decided to call it the 'Dinnumion.'

[Yaha-kui zaShunina walks into frame behind the table, and the camera zooms out so that both he and the object are in frame.]

When two people make physical contact with the Dinnumion, they can share their thoughts with one another. In this way, mental images, emotions, and memories can be accurately transferred directly from one mind to another. This connection ends when when physical contact with the device is broken. The Dinnumion is a device that will improve communication and reduce misunderstandings.

I would like to give the Dinnumion to the people of Lunatia. However, the materials required to create a single device are rare, and so it is not currently possible to mass-produce. I can create more of them by replication, but each reproduction will require two weeks to complete. Moreover, though I would like to give them as a gift, the process of creation requires a substantial quantity of chroma. The only compensation I require is an amount of chroma equal to the creation requirement.

You may respond either directly to this video or to my inbox if you wish to receive a Dinnumion. Currently, only this single unit exists, [Meaning the one on the table] and two weeks will be required to create another. [Which means there's going to be a waiting list if more than one order is made.]

((OOC: I've put up an OOC post regarding the Dinnumion here for any questions you might have for it.))

Comments

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[codecmoment]

This is so unique and cool! I don't think I'd understand it even if I could take it apart, but it's... it's neat. if you have someone to share that with.

[ Midway through typing that, he had to pause. The person he'd love to do that with isn't with him anymore. Again. ]

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[fractaljesus]

Do you want to take it apart? [There's no sarcasm in his tone, just mere curiosity. Perhaps even an offer.]

video, then!

[codecmoment]

[ Hal gives his friend a little wave, curiously sparkling in his eyes. ]

Hey! No, I really doubt I'd get anything out of it. It must be magic and the forces of your other world, so it wouldn't... mean anything to me.

[fractaljesus]

This device is the result of a combination of magic and anisotropic principles. You are already taking strides toward a comprehension of magic. [Even putting in an effort to learn it gives Hal an edge.] The anisotropic is similar to this world's understanding of magic. It is simply another set of rules that can be understood if time is given to learn them. You are an engineer, so you already possess the foundation required to begin comprehending simple anisotropy.

[Anisotropy is just hyper-advanced physics, after all. Even so, there are limits to what humans can comprehend as they currently are.]

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[peerlesscucumber]

[ okay but also that resumes people aren't lying or says their memories are more true than constructed, but he's still... curious. even if he's starting off by seeing the flaws. ]

Such an interesting concept. Then it's the active choice to share any of these things with the one holding the device alongside yourself?

[ A small pause. ]

And it limits itself to working with only two persons?

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[fractaljesus]

[zaShunina nods.]

That is partly correct; any active thoughts will be transferred. [Such as your inner monologue.] Inactive thoughts and memories that a user isn't currently accessing while using the Dinnumion will not be shared.

More than two participants carries a risk of overload.

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[peerlesscucumber]

[ His answer comes at a delay, audio recording some fumbling and shifting material and softened sounds of tapping before—Eureka!—Shen Qingqiu has found the video function. The slight furrow between his brows, caused by him actually thinking how much of a fucking annoyance it is to be in the "learning" curve for tech he already figured out how to use, clears up as his video feed pops live. ]

So incidental active thoughts would transfer even before you might end the use of the Dinnumion.

[ For him, that's both weirdly tempting... and entirely dangerous. ]

It's a fascinating technology, and I'll admit, I'm curious. The lack of... [ here he pauses to search for a word, ] ... control of what's shared is unsettling, but I can see a value with it.

Yet... you feel this would eliminate misunderstandings? Could you clarify to this one what you mean by that?

[fractaljesus]

[While zaShunina had recognized his voice, this is the first time seeing Shen Qingqiu's face when not under the effects of the Cordis moon.]

That is correct. [What, can't humans partition their thought processes like normal people?]

Information is most complete when it exists in a person's brain. However, it is abstract in its natural state, and in order to be transferred to another person, it must first be translated into linguistic information. It is then translated in the brain of the receiver from linguistic information back to abstract information. In this process, much of the original intent is lost between the two translations, and the end result is inevitably very different from the original concept. Thus, a misunderstanding.

The Dinnumion eliminates this translation as a necessity and transmits the original information in its unaltered form. The misunderstanding is eliminated.

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[the_archivist]

Well, that sounds horrfying

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[fractaljesus]

Why?

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[the_archivist]

Transferring thoughts is- why would you? Someone knowing you like that, it's horrible. Other people shouldn't be in your mind.

Let's just assume he's going to continue answering in video form.

[fractaljesus]

[zaShunina smiles in a way that he hopes is reassuring.]

Perhaps you have an image in your mind that is difficult to describe, or you wish for someone to understand an emotion you are experiencing. The Dinnumion may be used to communicate these things more accurately than words.

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[profanation]

Such a fascinating contraption!
Are there any steps one must take to ensuring safety when using it?
I can't imagine suddenly losing half of the thoughts and images one is experiencing would be a harmless experience, were someone to disengage abruptly.

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[fractaljesus]

No indication of harm has been observed among the Prismals who have tested the Dinnumion.

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[profanation]

That's certainly a relief!
Have any of the Moonblessed been observed doing so?
Particularly when under the sway of the Moons?
Forgive me, I don't intend to poke holes, I just want to know certain things before trying for myself.

likewise, video until stated otherwise.

[fractaljesus]

The effects of moon phase on a connection created by the Dinnumion has not been observed.

[But zaShunina does smile at the camera--a small, fond smile much like a parent might give its child.]

A request for forgiveness is unnecessary. To always question everything is the only right answer in this world.

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[peacewithouttyranny]

[The voice responding is robotic, definitely not human. Though inquisitive, he doesn't need the device since he's an empath.]

An interesting device. I have a question regarding thought compatibility... Would it work if two people are of different species, say an organic and a nonorganic for example? By my experience, the two produce different thought frequencies.

[fractaljesus]

Were the Dinnumion constructed purely using anisotropic principles, the answer would be 'no.' However, as it was developed with the assistance of the Lunar Scientia, magic has been integrated in its construction to account for disparities in mental function. It is capable of translating these disparate thought frequencies.

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[spah]

I'll be damned! That's a hell of a something you made there, mister. [There's obvious excitement in Engineer's voice.] How much of a backorder you got on this thing yet? 'Cause I'd be interested.

I saw you mention somethin' about some kinda overload, though. That going to be an issue for folks?

At this point it's probably safe to assume zaShu's always going to respond with videos.

[fractaljesus]

[Oh, there's a voice he recognizes.]

Only the first Dinnumion to be created has been requested. In two weeks, the second will be delivered to you.

If more than two people attempt to use a single unit at the same time, the quantity of mental information transmitting through the connection would be too great for the minds involved to interpret. Long-term damage is unlikely, but the experience would be unpleasant. There is no associated risk if the Dinnumion is used correctly.

THIS IS FINE, engie will be on [permavoice]

[spah]

That'd be great, then. Much appreciated. What would I owe ya?

Hm. Makes sense. I reckon it's enough of a surprise to the mind having just one other person in your head, besides yourself. [Said somewhat clinically.] I just wanna keep the "side effects" in mind, so to speak. Things we oughta watch out for.

[fractaljesus]

[He'd like so say 'nothing,' and that the Dinnumion is a gift to the people of Prismatica, but creating a single unit takes a lot of chroma out of him, so unless he charges something, he will be drained in short order.]

Creation of a single unit requires precisely 572 chroma. I will only request as much as required to produce the unit itself.

Observed side-effects have been minimal during testing. You may experience a period of disorientation upon disconnecting, but this effect has abated between three and five minutes in every observed case.

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[nobodylikeshim]

Did anyone take you up on your offer of having that~?

[fractaljesus]

Yes. [Two, so far, in fact.]

[nobodylikeshim]

Aww.

Can I be put on the list for when you are able to create some more?