(Day 1 EA) Curious Curiosities (Expecting)

[Naila Drooten]

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"You can maintain it after the touch....this is more and more intriguing. What an odd link...it could be any number of things, or none at all. Where would I even start? Magical surely...not psionic, pheromones? Not over that sort of distance."

She continues muttering to herself for a few more minutes before adding.

"Ah, so you're familiar with them. Can you link multiple sapients? Or just yourself? Knowing the sensates I imagine they were keen on linkage."

[Bob]

"Just myself, unfortunately, and only with one other at a time. Also it only seems compatible with humanoids for some reason which... is weird given that I'm not one. I understand why it has to be a sentient if they need to be willing but haven't figured out why their form matters on that end if it doesn't on mine." In terms of associating humanoid movements with a motile slime Naila would assume that was accompanied by the equivalent of a shrug.

[Naila Drooten]

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"I'm equally surprised by that, it raises several other questions. Maybe you were a humanoid before you were uhh, 'born' so to speak? Or it's a very specific curse of some kind. Hmmm, had I the time it would be an interesting case."

Carefully she removes one glove and tucks it into a coat pocket.

"Would you be amenable to trying it for 30 seconds or so? Just for my perspective?"

[Bob]

"Nah I was always me, in terms of form at least, it's all hazy just because I wasn't actively cognizant of it but I do have vague memories of it. Enough stored information to give instinctual responses to stimuli I guess. When to avoid the bigger thing, when to swallow the smaller thing, that sort of stuff."

As she offers the hand a tendril extends to touch it lightly. Against likely expectation it was not particularly slimy, suggesting a permeable cell wall of some sort perhaps, and was at first warm to the touch. There is a brief moment where there is a slight chill - like the cold depths of water on an otherwise hot day.

From Naila's perspective nothing else seems to change as the tendril withdraws though the blob moving beside her slows slightly in its travel as it is now trying to navigate its physical body from someone else's sight and vantage point.

It doesn't seem to impact their ability to talk in any way however, "Honestly if you really take a look at the world. Oh, I mean figuratively not literally, given the current situation. But if you really look at it there's a weird number of things that are only about humanoids. It's honestly a little strange. Mostly I don't mind, mind you, since it seems to cover more bad things than good but it's still something I've noticed."

(Invoking Gaze of Two Minds to use Naila's senses, Bob's body is currently Blinded and Deafened, using Actions to maintain concentration for thirty seconds)

[Naila Drooten]

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"Hmmm, interesting." She looks down at her own hand for a couple seconds. "There's no sensation on my end. I take your point about humanoids though, so many species are humanish, it limits the diversity of life somewhat."

Naila takes a moment to concentrate and then focuses all her senses. She seems able to extend her senses in every direction around her within a short radius, her sight, hearing and smell are all intensely acute.

Carefully she runs her ungloved hand down the wood grain of the aisle's shelf, feeling every groove, edge and crack with precision.

"How is the connection?"

[Flession]

A'kin smiles at you both, eager to help you if you wish to purchase the invisible chair or anything else that might catch your fancy, but will mostly let you browse for the moment. Balaka is also keeping a eye on you two, but clearly for other reasons.