>>24901345
"Not sleeping would be pretty cool, but you'd never have dreams, though!"

Personal challenge: Try to manifest all the parts for Theta's comm?

If Summer is willing to let us use her universe losing time due to sleep could be a thing of the past. She figured out the time dilation thing she was working on!

>>24901345
"You could simulate sleep. You know, to keep it fair for the rest of us."

Wait five seconds and laugh.

>>24901345
itd morning for me to

>>24901345
"Hey! I haven't talked to either of you in a while. Especially Omni. How've you been?"

>>24901345
"I slept in a tiiiime waaarp~ so it's morning for me as well."

"Not sleeping would be pretty cool, but you'd never have dreams, though!" You say, and with a significant amount of effort, manifest a few bolts. You don't quite manage the decabulator while talking, though.
"That's why I said almost." Sarvesh said. "What are you making?"
"Personacom for Theta." You said. "I slept in a tiiiime waaaaarp~, so it's morning for me, too."
Sarvesh chuckled with a buzz, and nodded.
"You could simulate sleep, Omni. You know, to keep it fair for the rest of us."
You wait a moment- and then Omni buzzed the same way Sarvesh had, chuckling.
"Hey, I haven't talked to either of you in a while. Especially Omni, How've you been?"
"Looking for Serpensal." Sarvesh said. "Me and Omni lost sight of him, and apparently he isn't on the cameras."
"I've been good." Omnissiah said. "A lot better. More... sane, I suppose. Speaking with Sarvesh, Anna, and Serpensal has helped me get more grounding.

>>24901465
"Hold on, I'll find him for you."

<Serpensal! Where are you? We're worried about you.>

>>24901465
Reach out and look for Serps.

>>24901465
"That's good to hear, Omni."

>>24901465
"That's good. I think talking to you has been helpful for Anna as well."

What the fuck did happen to Serpensal? We wore him as a hat for a while, and then... we didn't.
Oh well, try and sense him with technopathy.

You reach out, seeking Serpensal.
"Hold on, I'll find him for you."
<Serpensal, where are you? We're worried about you?>
<The plant room.> Serpensal responded. You could... see him, strangely, standing on a branch in hydroponics so that he could see out of the high windows, at the sun. He was staring outward, taking in the bright blue lumiescence, absorbing it.
"He's in hydroponics." You say. "And that's good to hear, Omni."
"Also, I've earned almost a ten thousand UPA credits for myself, as well as fifteen hundred terran pounds." He added. "Stock markets waste time, when one is bored."

>>24901537
"Good for you! How much did you start with?"

"Would you like an investment in Omnissiah Stocks Trading corporation?"

>>24901537
"How's your brother getting on with the Hi'arra, Sarvesh?"

>>24901537
"What's the exchange rate on pounds to credits these days?"

>>24901537

"I guess that's one way to spend time. I prefer working on machines though"

>>24901537
"You could always waste time inventing things."

"Good for you! How much did you start with?"
"A thousand borrowed dollars from you." He said. "I've already reimbursed your account."
"What's the exchange rate on pounds to credits these days?"
"A matter of one to two percent." Omnissiah said.
"Well, that's one way to spend time. I prefer working on machines, though." You say. "You could always waste time inventing things."
"It gets boring, at times." Omnissiah said.
You turn to Sarvesh. "And how's your brother getting on with the Hi'arra, Sarvesh?"
"He's been more busy with his child." Sarvesh said.
"Do you know if it is male or female yet?" Omnissiah asked.
"The carpace plates come in through radioscopy, but the mother doesn't want to put the child at risk." Sarvesh said.

>>24901671
you could always ask Theta if you want. He probably knows from seeing him. He mentioned a bio-sense to me once.

>>24901671
"What are you hoping for, Sarvesh? A boy or a girl?"

>>24901671
"Wanna make a friendly wager, Sarvy?"

>>24901671

"she or he's still adorable and cute i hope, got any recent pictures?"

<Serpensal, do you have everything you need?>

>>24901671
"Oh, Omni. I can do this weird new power, and it's related to you, or those red spheres, apparently."

<Serpensal, do you have everything you need?>
<There is nutrient water in here, as well as sunlight, and warmth. I am comfortable here.>

"What are you hoping for, Sarvesh? A boy or a girl?"
"A boy. I'm hoping for a nephew. Pheles wants a neice."
"You could always ask Theta if you want."
"It seems to me like Theta is always asked to do various things, due to his abilities." Sarvesh said.
"He or she's still adorable and cute, I hope. Got any recent pictures?"
"I do! His mandibles came in!" Sarvesh said, and projected his personacom against the wall. There you saw the centaur cocoon, its' pincers and mandibles waggling- its' mandibles had shells now, you saw, as it nommed on a banana, completely shredding it entirely, mushing it and covering it's face.
Sarvesh made a low whistle- something that your mind interpreted... as a squee?

>>24901774
"I've never heard you make that sound before, Sarv."

>>24901774
Join the crabcake in squeeing.

>>24901774
"What a cute lil' fella."

>>24901774

"adorable~!"

"Theta's ability is really great but i agree, I've been asking a lot from him lately. That's partly why I'm building him a new personacom."

"Adorable!" You say, as the centaur started to shred the peel as well. "I've never heard you make that sound before, Sarv."
"I make plenty of sounds." Sarvesh said, somewhat awkwardly. "Sometimes to extremely cute babies."
"Theta's ability is really great, but I agree, I've been asking a lot from him lately. That's partly why I'm building him a new personacom."
"That is a good endeavour." Sarvesh said. "And that's actually good timing, too. Look what I have!"

He reached into a box in the corner of the workshop, and you saw a long, curled up bit of cloth. He unrolled it, and plugged it into his own personacom, then held his lower hands out.
"These just came in. They use sound waves for actual haptic typing." He said. "So you can feel the controls. They're working on a way to port console games into personacoms, because of this."

>>24901908
"Oh my god! It's out this soon?!? How much are they and where can I get them?"

>>24901908

examine the cloth

>mostly because i didn't understand half of what Sarvesh said
>sadly.

>>24901908
"Wow. That's damn cool. Mind if I try?"

>>24901908
"Ohhh, that'll be damn fun when they do. Played the new Demiurg Commander recently?"

"Oh my god! It's out this soon!?" You ask.
You examine the cloth- it had multiple pads inside, and vibrated softly.
"No, higher." Sarvesh said, and raised your hands a bit above the cloth. Suddenly, you could almost feel the keys of one of those old, old physical keyboards, from back when you spent a few weeks cleaning out mom's old mechanic bay for anything of use. You could feel the keys, almost.
"Here." Sarvesh said, and hit a key. His personacom's projector oriented on your eyes, and you could see his display. It was *exactly* like one of those old keyboards. Nonphysical, but you could still feel it. You test out a few keys, and it even made the click noise.
"And there are also sculptures and stuff." Sarvesh said, and pressed a few other keys. Above the keyboard, a sculpture of a centaur appeared, and you reached up and... felt her shell, complete with the contours, ridges, and even the pokey bits on the ends of her pincers.
"How much are they and where can I get them?"
"I got an online friend to send me a half dozen." He said. "They're not out until sometime next week, but you can have one now."

"... It would not be hard to install two of those into Surya, for haptic cockpit control." Omnissiah said.

Yes,

>>24902001

what are the downsides to these?

>>24902001
"Let's start with one, for now, and I'll see if I can duplicate the effect. I bet I can do better; these only give you the feeling of the keys, but your fingers can still go right through them. A projected solid object would be much better. I think I could adapt the shield technology for that; not like it has to apply much force to feel completely solid to a finger, compared to a high-energy projectile."

>>24902001
"That is an idea that I love. Let's do it. Can I buy another from you, Sarvesh?"

>>24902001
"Let's stick with the tried and tested technology where our lives depend on it."

>>24902001
"You should really start a business for all these great ideas, Omni. You've got that bubble-drive smoothing program and shield generators as immediately marketable products."

>>24901671
I feel bad for Omni, now; he's entirely capable of becoming a one-AI singularity, and very nearly did for us once, and now he's bored.

>>24902001
I can have one? Great!

>Begin disassembly immediately

>>24902001
"In addition to manual control like what we use at the moment?"

"In addition to manual control, like what we use at the moment?"
"Yes, of course." Omnissiah said. "I'm speaking mostly of feedback. If you can feel the atmosphere scanners, for example, it would be simpler and easier than using the display."
"That is an idea that I love." You say. "Let's do it. Can I buy another for you, Sarvesh?"
"Sure." Sarvesh said. "Only a few hundred credits or so." He said.
"You should really start a business for all of these great ideas, Omni. You've got that bubble-drive smoothing program, and shield generators as immediately marketable products."
"Should I?" Omnissiah said. "I'd likely need citizenship, first, and due to my nature, I'm not sure how easy it will be..."
You felt him reach out to the extranet for a few moments.
"It seems we'd need to act as if I was made by someone here, as there is no precedent for recovered AIs." He said. "Heather, would you be my mother? I'll pay for the licenses."

>>24902070

being bored is part of living, he will be a real boy in no time!

I'd be honored.

>>24902095
"Me...Mother? I'd...I'd love to!"

"It might not be wise to start selling the shield generators straight away. It'd probably be bad if ArmaTek got a hold of them."

>>24902095
"I'd like nothing more.

I assume you're going to leave a few details out, like your ability to self-improve and exceed normal limits whenever you feel like it?"

>>24902095
"Absolutely... son." Wipe tear from eye. "They grow up so fast."

>>24902095

"of course, I'd be honored!"

Technically we did bring him in to this world. even if we didn't directly built him.

>>24902095
"Of course, Omni."
Get Einstein to look up what the regulations about creating AIs are.

>>24902026
Understanding how one works and making improvements does seem like a good way to practice clairsentience, or whatever we're calling it.

Hmmm. Robin refers to the Where; perhaps this is the Why?

Not even 18 yet and we already have two kids. What the hell, Heather.

>>24902157
Who's the first?

>>24902160

devourer

>>24902095
"As long as you don't mind having Devourer as a younger brother."

>>24902160
Devourer.

>>24902160
Devourer.

>>24902157
three actually Clairsentience means we created a new being there as well.

>>24902184
If you're going to count everything we've ever technopathied as our child... well, that's more than three.

Surya I mean

>>24902184

if everything that we awaken is counted as a 'child' of ours, then we have a whole lot of them spread around the galaxy.

>>24902200
those already existed as beings, we just gave them a voice to speak with and someone to listen.

Surya though we actually made.

>>24902200
>>24902212
Every bot is sacred
Every bot is great...

>>24902222
If you're going to count every machine we ever built as our child...

"Of course! I'd be honored!" You say, and wipe a melodramatic tear from your eye. "Absolutely... son."

Omnissiah was quiet, and Sarvesh chuckled.
"But moooom, I haven't chosen a gender yet." Omnissiah said, and Sarvesh started giggling more. "Alright, here's the forms."
You look through things, and realize something- most of the rules and regulations were... moral issues. You couldn't torture him, or force him to think for you, and had to pay him for his work...
Then you start to sign.
Some time later, Omnissiah was connected to his power dock, camera off, doing work on the extranet, while Sarvesh worked on the haptic feedback panels. You, meanwhile, were working on Theta's personacom. But what would be interesting is if you manifested all the parts...

>Roll manifestation!

Rolled 25

>>24902247
nat 100s!

Rolled 94

>>24902247
For Theta!
I like getting the practice in but using these parts seems like a bad idea when Alex lives here.

Rolled 37

>>24902247

manifestation!

>>24902256
as long as we put a real shell around the parts we manifested it should be fine

Rolled 4

>>24902247

>>24902247
Apart from the paying, which we'd have no problem with doing if he actually needed it, those are moral issues that we'd choose to respect anyway.

>>24902256
nice

>>24902271
This; make sure that any external components that Alex could potentially touch are non-manifested.

>>24902247
We'd talked about building one of these for Robin, too; if we build in one of the haptic feedback units, does that mean her personacom can grope her right back?

>>24902307
Oh god.

>>24902307

probably not without some serious modification.

With your will and raw mindpower, you create the cameras, servos, and electronics with your raw mind, imagining them into existence.

That's when you realize. Seeing Summer's manifestation with your awareness...
It had made things easier for you to use the power the same way. Now that you knew it was pouring power into your own imagination, it wasn't hard to imagine something and Manifest it.

That all done, you fit glass lenses to the camera and projector, and put on a non-manifested shell on the outside, connecting non-manifested ports to the sides. When it was done, the trilobyte-shaped personacom was complete. It chittered as you turned it on.
"That's impressive." Sarvesh said, looking down to his upper armband personacom, with just a shapeless curved case. "You ever try to sculpt?"

>>24902416
"No, why?"

>>24902416
"Like, with clay?"

>>24902416
"Hmmm."

Sculpt something similar to the centaur we saw the haptic sculpture of, but make it look exactly like Sarvesh.

*Exactly* like Sarvesh, down to the last detail.

>>24902416

"not really, I've always expressed myself through manufacturing."

could be fun to try sculpting some time.

>>24902416
"Want me to manifest a shell for your personacom?"

>>24902357
>serious modification
>Heather

Welcome to Psion Quest. Been here long?

"Not really." You say. "I've always expressed myself through manufacturing."
You manifest some clay, and start trying to sculpt.
"Want me to manifest a shell for your personacom?"
"Nah, I'll just work on one in my own time." Sarvesh said.
You finish a badly-mauled centaur face not long later.
Sarvesh struggled to giggle, and you looked over to where he'd completed a sculpture you, complete with your mechanic's jumpsuit and a wrench in hand.
"I sculpt. Quite a bit." He said. "Here I'd bake it and paint it with grease, but I'm too lazy."

>>24902591
>"and paint it with grease, but"
>Correction!
>"and paint it, including black bits for grease, but"

>>24902591
"That's pretty good! Seems like everyone has a hobby here."

>>24902591
Manifest a mini-Sarvesh, like the mini Summer and Max that Summer does. Hopefully he'll be as adorable as the baby we went to see.

>>24902591
Reach out with manifestation, and use it to tweak our badly mauled centaur face to look like Sarvesh (including paint), to return the favor.

>>24902591

look at his sculpture, than back to ours

"looks good, mine needs a little more work."

>>24902662
It'd be the first time we manifested something living, but between clairsentience and Heather's past reading material on centaurs, she ought to be able to pull that off.

>>24902669
We could do that with TK. Which we've been neglecting to train for a while.

>>24902681
>>24902669
Both of these. "Or I could just cheat."

>>24902694
TK doesn't necessarily give the ability to sculpt something to look exactly like imagination, any more than fingers do, though it might allow for more precision.

>>24902591
Here's an idea: make the clay very soft (though not runny), and technopath the haptic feedback engine to use sound waves to shape the clay exactly like one of its projections. Then generate some heat to bake it in place, and manifest some paint.

With our powers combined, Heather is (Pirate) Captain Sculptor!

"That's pretty good!" You say. "Seems like everyone has a hobby here."
"I don't know what Jilly's hobby is." Sarvesh said. "And I'm scared to think of Robin's hobby." He said.

You look at the sculpture of Sarvesh's head.
"Or, I could just cheat." You say, and slowly reach out with TK to shape the clay into something much more accurate. It was easier with an infinite amount of fingers without thickness, come to think of it, and you could always feel Sarvesh's head to make it accurate.
"... Or you could just cheat." Sarvesh said- and then you got an idea.

You could make a miniature version of Sarvesh.
You close your eyes, and focus...

>Roll for Animated Manifestation!

Rolled 21

>>24902777

Rolled 73

>>24902777
alright nat 100s did nothing

nat 1s!

Rolled 4

>>24902777
woo

Rolled 10

>>24902777
.

Rolled 67

>>24902777

we are best sculpture

Rolled 39

>>24902777

Rolled 33

>>24902777
I'm really hoping we get a bonus here for knowing intuitively how manifestation works. Not to mention knowing intimately how centaurs work. Who knew that particular choice of reading material would prove to have a practical use?

>>24902812
Careful what you wish for; thinking too hard about that and rolling like we did, lil'Sarvesh will probably start humping legs.

And, for a moment, an actual sarvesh appeared, pre-moult form. He was actually a lot lighter than Sarvesh was now, and his hydraulic arm even had the danger stripes on the pincer. Sarvesh chuckled.
"I'm so tiny!" He said, and gently patted the chuckling miniature sarvesh on the head.

Mini-sarvesh screamed.
And screamed, his legs melting like ice on a heater, brown paint running along the workshop. He writhed, melting into a puddle.

Finally, there was nothing left but the mechanical arm, twitching uncontrollably, until it started to rust quickly.

"... Well." Sarvesh said, quietly. "Now I'm going to have nightmares."

>>24902865
>brown paint
..."I'm so sorry! I was thinking about sculpting and painting, and...I think I made part of him out of paint."

Then ask Summer if anything she tried ever turned out like...that.

>>24902865
"Oh my god."

"I don't think I'm going to manifest anything that isn't a machine again."

>>24902865
Yup, definately nightmares.

>>24902884
Nah, we just need a lot more practice on things that don't look like tiny versions of our friends.

>>24902865

"I-I didn't mean for that to h-happen!" tear up a lot

"I'm sorry!"

>that was horrifying.

>>24902865
"Jesus christ how horrifying."

>>24902865
"Maybe I should try manifesting a recabulator to make up for the horrors I've caused."

>>24902865
"Wow, that was freaky. I'll have to ask Summer for advice before trying to manifest people again."
Demanifest the remains.

"Oh my god." You say, and take a step back. "I- I didn't mean for that to... to h-happen." You say, as the rust turns into dirt. You quickly demanifest it, and shiver, tearing up.
Sarvesh pulled you into a warm, leathery hug.
"That's fine. It's fine." He said, hugging you. "That's pretty much what happens when one moults, except we do it from the inside out instead of bottom up."

>>24902990
..."And now I'm going to have nightmares, too. Revenge is sweet, eh Sarvesh?"

>>24902990
"But you don't melt away!"

<Everything alright, Omni?>

>>24902990
"I can see why you're trying to never moult again, then."

>>24902990

"Thanks... I think I'll have nightmares too..."

"But you don't melt away!" You say.
"We kinda do. When we moult, the pressure inside our shells increase so much that it cracks, and we kind of... hiss out."
"I can see why you're trying to never moult again, then." You say. "I think I'll have nightmares too.
"It's not as bad as you're thinking." He said. "It's not very painful at all, except the end bit. It's almost like... having a nice stretch, in a way. And it's been a tried and true metamorphic system for years and years. But don't worry. It'll be fine. Mini-Sarvesh couldn't actually feel anything. he wasn't real, else he wouldn't have gone so wonky."

<Everything alright, Omni?>
<I've set up the patents and the webpage, already.> Omnissiah said. <Having my spare money is useful, I find.>

>>24903132
<Great! You could sell that three inch recabulator as a collectors items as well.>

>>24903132
<What are you going to call it?>

<Probably best not to sell anything to ArmaTek.>

>>24903132

"I guess I'll have to stick with simple manifestations for the time being, i really don't want to repeat that."

we should be pretty good on energy, we can try to know about Omni.

>>24903132
<Well, according to the paperwork I signed, I'm also supposed to start paying you. So, want to start selling some of my inventions, too? Other than the ones man was not meant to know, I mean. Even split.>

>>24903177
>we should be pretty good on energy, we can try to know about Omni.

Let's definitely try that. Unless Damien runs in and warns us about going insane. Then let's not.

>>24903177
>"I guess I'll have to stick with simple manifestations for the time being, i really don't want to repeat that."

Nah, we just need to Know lil'Summer and some of Summer's other living manifestations first, and learn more about visualizing living things.

<What are you going to call it?>
<Nissiah Co.> Omnissiah said. <Maybe Nissiah Technical. NissTek.>
<Great! According to the paperwork I signed, I'm also supposed to start paying you.>
<That was only if you're a corporation or a company.> He said. <And only if I'm working for you, which I'm not.>

"I guess I'll just have to stick with simple manifestations for the time being." You say, still being hugged by Sarvesh. He hefted you up, and set you on his back. "I really don't want to repeat that."
"That's fair enough." Sarvesh said, as you sat there.

You turned to Omnissiah, and closed your eyes to try to Know him...

>Roll Knowledge! (The skill needs to still be officially named, though Knowledge works for now.)

Rolled 91

>>24903328
Raaaaaaaaagh knowing!

Rolled 78

>>24903328

Know the AI!

>>24903328
<OmniCorp Engineering solutions.>

Rolled 26

>>24903328

Rolled 92

>>24903328

Rolled 62

>>24903328

>>24903338
>>24903340
That ought to do it.

>>24903328
><Nissiah Co.> Omnissiah said. <Maybe Nissiah Technical. NissTek.>

<What about Omni Science? Pronounced as four syllables, not the three-syllable word.>

Rolled 84

>>24903328
((Greetings, Citizen. As per your contract, you are expected to apply for a position with OmniTek...)

Rolled 97

>>24903328
<You can have my OmniTool design as well, if you want to improve or sell that.>

Rolled 54

>>24903328

>>24903338
>>24903340
>>24903347
>>24903357
>>24903366
>>24903387
>>24903391
>>24903397
Eight rolls, and only one under 50; three under 75. Not bad.

>>24903328
>The skill needs to still be officially named
Knowledge.

>>24903328
Acute consciousness?

You focus, and hone in on Omnissiah, and...

Perception twisted sideways.

All time was impossibly ancient, billions and trillions of years before you, and billions and trillions of years sat ahead of you. You were on a sea, with currents and eddies of time, swirling about and around you.

You were going to die, you knew. You knew it more than you'd known anything else. Everyone would. The moment you took your first breath, you were fated to stop.
You could feel that surety beneath you, in the form of Sarvesh, but that wasn't your focus this time, you faintly remembered. You peered upon Omnissiah.

A cold machine. He had thought, but that was it. He was a machine running through its program.
You knew he would never acquire true, intrinsic psionic ability. And that was it. That was all you could sense.
You opened your eyes again, and Sarvesh of the subsubsubtribe of SoCal Kzzllklk, gave you a worried look.
"Your eyes don't look right." Sarvesh said. You could feel worry come through the empathic connection he erected with you. "Are you okay?"

>>24903468
>SoCal
>SoCon, even

What skills we have so far?
Not-Technopathy (Awakening and talking to things?)
Knowledge (Knowing things)
Void (the crystal things)
Annihilation (turning matter to energy)
Black Hole (the sphere things that Isaac can also make)
Uh, anything else?

>>24903328
>>Roll Knowledge! (The skill needs to still be officially named, though Knowledge works for now.)
>claircognizance is the right term but it's mouthful

>>24903468
"I'm just doing that new thing I can do."

>>24903468
"Aww man, what happened to them? Seems like every time I try to unravel the mysteries of creation it messes with my eyes."

>>24903468

"I won't know until I stop using this ability, Sarvesh of the subsubsubtribe of SoCon Kzzllklk"

"do not worry"

>>24903468
"Yes, I'm okay Sarvesh of SoCon Kzzllklk."

>>24903468
Can we try talking to the station again?

Also, look for Ellie, I guess.

>>24903468

is it to late to cut back on sensory information?
we need to try what Damien recommended.

>>24903496
You forgot TK, really terrible biomancy, a growing ability at light-bending, and several other minor things.

>>24903468
>You were going to die, you knew. You knew it more than you'd known anything else. Everyone would. The moment you took your first breath, you were fated to stop.

We laugh in the face of inevitability. Psionic powers make many impossible things evitable. We're going to be immortal, and so will all of our friends who want to be, and nothing will stop us.

>>24903549
Normal shit that don't deserve a Name

>>24903468
>You knew he would never acquire true, intrinsic psionic ability. And that was it. That was all you could sense.

Never on his own, or never without help? With enough understanding of psionic powers, I see no reason why we he couldn't have a manifested or grown biological auxiliary brain with psionic powers he could control.

In any case, we need to poke at this feeling further, to try to get a better innate understanding of how psionics work, and why they wouldn't in his case. What about biological minds is so special?

Is it just me or is Heather just Ishelda 1.5?

"Aw man, what happened to them, Sarvesh of the subsubsubtribe of SoCon Kzzllklk"?" You ask. "Seems every time I try to unravel the mysteries of creation it messes with my eyes."
"They're... iridescent." He said, stunned. What he was seeing wasn't physical, you knew, but a psionic side-effect of you utilizing your power. "That's really weird how you said my tribe. Are you using your new power?"
You nod.

And somewhere, deep within your mind, you were equating your strangest powers... And your strange Knowledge corrected you;
The creation of the black holes- those telekinetic spheres of power- was precisely the same thing as creating the crystals, merely through different methods.
And then that Annihilation, and the *true* Void were the same thing.
The first leg to your trinity.
Conversion.

And then you peer deeper into Omnissiah, trying to see closer into him...
Three things was needed for psionics, you saw. A mind, sapience, which he had... A body, with the brain and proper epigenetic structure, and-

And your perception shattered, returning to normal. You sway, a bit, and rub at your eyes, but you felt fine.

>>24903670
"That was a weird one."

>>24903670
>The creation of the black holes- those telekinetic spheres of power- was precisely the same thing as creating the crystals, merely through different methods.
>And then that Annihilation, and the *true* Void were the same thing.
derp derp
Mentally Heather was focusing on Voiding and Annihilating when doing them, silly Knowledge

>>24903670
>Three things was needed for psionics, you saw. A mind, sapience, which he had... A body, with the brain and proper epigenetic structure, and-

Wow. We're two thirds of the way towards unraveling the single greatest mystery of the universe.

Talk to the others about this.

>>24903670
>Conversion.
is that just matter to energy or can we energy to matter? what about one type of matter into another?

>>24903670
>The first leg to your trinity.
>Conversion.

Well now. This is interesting. What greater understanding of the true nature of this power have we now developed?

"Damn, I almost had it. Seeing you and Omni together, I was right on the edge of knowing what's needed for psionics."

>>24903698
Obviously the method for Spheres and Crystals is the same, just the psychological trigger for them was Black Hole and Void respectively.

>>24903670
Conversion?
Sounds cool. We should totally try to make antimatter.

>>24903729
Manifestation is Energy to Matter in a way.

Conversion huh. We should practice that next. Maybe start simpler then concrete to heat crystal.

>>24903670

"it let's me know about objects or people, i could see which tribe you hail from and how your powers work. I also learn a lot of new things about my own abilities."

>>24903757
no manifestation is ex nihilo and subject to being removed by alex

>>24903765
Nah, that's pure TK (Voiding, as Heather's focus would be at)

"... That was a weird one." You say, and finish typing out what you'd learned, sending it to Manus. Strange. It had almost... peered into your subconscious to correct you. "Dang, I almost had it. Seeing you and Omni together, I was right on the edge of knowing what's needed for psionics."
"You might want to tell someone about that."
"It lets me know about objects or people. I could see which tribe you hail from, and how your powers work." You say, though you realize that it almost said which tribe he hailed from as a ... side-note, as if it weren't very relevant. "I could also learn a lot of new things about my own abilities."
"That would be pretty helpful." He said. "And you can sense powers? Like... Max and Lin? Though maybe more of an active thing than a passive one, or something."

>>24903835
"Not.. sense, in a way. I Know about them."

>>24903670
Hmmm. I think we're on the cusp of the new General Relativity here. Judging by what we've seen so far, space, time, and thought are all dimensions of the same thing, and matter, energy, and thought are inter-related by some laws we have yet to discover. We're not really finding ways to violate fundamental physical laws like conservation of energy, we're just not seeing the whole system. If you look at a refrigerator as a closed system without looking at the air around it, it looks like a violation of energy conservation too, but when you look at the whole system it is consistent. We're only seeing part of the system here, which is why it seems like we can create energy from nothing.

>>24903835
"Not just sense. It gives me an innate understand of them."

"Apparently I have three big ones. One is Conversion. One gives everything a mind, and the last is the knowledge one."

>>24903835
"It's more like I can understand how thoughts run the universe. Psions just do so actively, where everyone else does so passively. The theories that everyone has some low-level pseudo-psionic empathy mechanism or something? They're right."

>>24903900
I don't think we have a full clue what the other two are yet, though Knowledge does seem like it might be another one.

>>24903835

"I'm not sure if i am able to see powers on people i don't know, so far it has only been people whom i know have psionics."

"Are... Centaur tribes important?"

>>24903900
We don't know that.

>>24903923
Its conversion. manipulation, and knowledge.Telepathy is Knowing thought. Telekinises is manipulating position. Conversion is changing something into something else. Such as manifestation.

>>24903670
Okay, so
Not-Technopathy (Awakening and talking to things, possible name Awakening?)
Knowledge (Knowing things)
Telekinesis\Void (the crystal things)
Telekinesis\Black Hole (the sphere things that Isaac can also make)
Conversion (turning matter to energy and maybe vice versa?)

>>24903923
We were told in a previous thread what they were.

>>24903964
>Telepathy is Knowing thought.
We don't Know *just* thought.

>>24904008
was just using telepathy as an example of it.

"It's more like I can understand how thoughts run the universe." You say. "Psions do so actively, where everyone else does so passively. The theories that everyone has some low-level pseudo-psionic empathy mechanism or something?" You ask. "They're right."
Sarvesh blinked.

"Are... Centaur tribes important?" You ask.
"They used to be, pre-spaceflight." Sarvesh said. "Subsubtribes are kind of important for religion, but other than that, not particularly. Apparently my family used to be prime worshippers of a small spirit named Kalshkad, the one who builds. Technically, Pheles could go be a priestess of Kalshkad, if she wanted.

>>24904027
"Huzzah, cute important religious figures! Besides, Priestesses are always the hot slash cute ones! She'd be perfect!"

>>24904027

"I guess that's why your tribe name didn't appear to be very relevant to my ability"

"if your priestesses get to wear pretty decorations, that would be pretty sweet."

>>24904027
"Wanna go install those feedback panels on Surya now?"

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oh by the way, does Serpensal's old body look like this?

>>24904216
>No, it doesn't. I'll throw something together in a bit, I suppose, though it'll be shitty.

"Huzzah, cute, important religious figures! Besides, priestesses are always the hot slash cute ones! She'd be perfect! Do priestesses get to wear pretty decorations?"
"They do, yeah. Even actual clothing. Priests do as well. Apparently, the biggest priestesses, of Leviathan and such, took two days to put on all their paint and clothing, while Pheles would wear a loincloth over her torso, maybe a mantle, and that would be it. Though I know she'd paint herself all day."
"Huh." You say. "Wanna go install those feedback panels on Surya, now?"
"Yes, I would." Omnissiah said, and Sarvesh nodded.

Some time later, the panels were installed, and you were leaning up against the wall, your eyes blurry. They'd been getting worse and better on and off for the past few minutes- likely sideeffects of your Knowledge.
"Feedback panels have been installed. I'm programming them to understand the display panels' output now. Come help me test this." Omnissiah said. The panels started to hum, so you stepped forward-
And feel something hug you.

Omnissiah seemed to give you a wide smile. "Seems it works!"
"Splendid!" Sarvesh said.

>>24904275
"A hug! Truly the greatest upgrade to Surya so far."

>>24904275
Tear up, because it's his first hug to us as our son.
Then family hug (and Sarvesh)

>>24904275
Does Omni have some sufficiently sensitive touch-sensors? If not, I think we need to wire some in, so he can experience the feeling of a hug.

>>24904275
message manus the 2/3rds of what are needed for psionics and that Empathy is definitely psionic

>>24904275
"Omni, you've been trying to understand humanity better? Judging by that hug, I think you've got it figured out, son."

>>24904275
"Woah, I can't wait to test this out in normal flight."

>>24902095
I think we're missing out on one of the biggest factors this might affect: does this remove Omnissiah as a potential love interest?

>>24904275
Hug back.

"Surya can give me hugs now, that's magnificent." <I love you too Surya.>

"Oh Sarvesh, I forgot to mention this, I know how your teleportation works. You're just so determined and confident that you can tell the universe that you're somewhere else, and the universe listens."

>>24904372
We told him that already.

>>24904382
Did we? I must've missed that.

>>24904275

"M-my ship can hung me now..." cry a little

after we calm down

"I hope, you don't mind Bob being on board... He's working to save Alex's parents."

we could use this moment to check on devourer, he's been very quiet.

>>24904391

>can hug me

BIG difference.

>>24904382
Did we? We told Robin.

>>24904382
Nah, we told people that in general, he wasn't there at the moment I believe

>>24904382
we told manus not sarvesh.
>>24904340
we should probably tell him face to face this is rather important

We should probably tell Omni his older brother(?sister) is Devourer-kun.

>>24904369
Given that he can't feel love I don't think he was in the running anyway.

>>24904390
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24882437/#p24884309

>>24904410
He's figuring it out.

It's like Sarvesh is a living Improbability drive, except instead of probability he just says that it's so.
>>24904410
>can't feel love
Incorrect.

>>24904391
We should Know Devourer. That would be really interesting.

>>24904414
Sarvesh wasn't in the room then.

>>24904409
Younger.
I mean, Omni is >13k years old

>>24904438
>Sarvesh wasn't in the room then.
I could have sworn he was, but if not, then I agree that we should tell him right away.

>>24904425
>I spent quite some time developing emotions for myself, and then I removed all knowledge of what criteria will cause what emotions. I forewent some, like romantic attachment, ambition, or other complex emotions.
He didn't program in romantic attachment. Therefore he cannot be a love interest until he does so.

>>24904448
>I mean, Omni is >13k years old
nope he deleted those years

"A hug! Truly the greatest upgrade to Surya so far." You say, and hug Sarvesh as well, before going back to Omnissiah and hugging him.

"The way it's currently oriented, it should allow you to feel proximity, as well. If there is something behind you, it will warn you by slightly pushing on your back. It will do the same the closer you get to something in front of the ship, and below."

"Oh, Sarvesh, I forgot to mention this, I know how your teleportation works. You're just so determined and confident that you can tell the universe that you're somewhere else, and the universe listens."
"I know." Sarvesh said.
You blink. You'd only told Robin and Isaac, as you recall.
"That's how I learned to use it. With determination." Sarvesh said. "It doesn't work at all, otherwise."
"And I hope you don't mind Bob being on board. He's working to save Alex's parents."
"It was kind of startling when we came in and that big blob was just... there." Sarvesh said.
"Our power is functionally infinite, due to the way the breeder reactor uses fuel. We'll only need a refueling for it if he were to use it for years."

You look out the door, to where Devourer was strewn across the wall, as before.
Two eerily human eyes open in it, and a centaur mouth appeared a bit lower, on another tendril. "Hello. Things are progressing. It is easier to focus, now."

>>24904448
Not really, just simulated.
Omni isn't very old at all, considering he was made to operate a bubble drive the Demiurg got less than a year ago.

>>24904472
"When will the turkeys be done, so to speak?"

>>24904472
"Are you okay?"

>>24904481
Still older than Devourer, I think. It's close. We don't know when exactly Omni was created.

>>24904472

"do you know how long it will take from this point?"

"will they be the same as before they were shot?"

>>24904514
We freed Omni before creating Bob

>>24904472
"Oh yes Skerghaul, have you met your older brother, Omnissiah?"

>>24904535
No we didn't

>>24904472
>We'll only need a refueling for it if he were to use it for years."
>Forgot the 'Omnissiah Said' at the end of that. Whoops!
>Sorry, I need more proofreading.

"When will the turkeys be done, so to speak?"
"Unknown." Bob responded. "They sustained severe braindamage from having most of their brain matter destroyed, and reconstructing things properly is a difficult undertaking.\, and requires sustained telepathy in order to reconstruct."
"Will they be the same as before they were shot?"
"Yes. Otherwise, I will not be finished." Bob said.
"And have you met your older brother, Omnissiah?"
"... Brother?" The devourer asked. "No, I haven't. Hello."
Omnissiah came out, and stared at the Devourer.
"Hello."
<That is a machine, not a person.> The devourer said. A moment later, it paused. <Oh, I see. I'm sorry, I suppose he is a person.>

>>24904605
<He is, just as much as you, me, Sarvesh and the er, turkeys as it were.>

>>24904605
<Metaphorical brother, since you're both mah babies.>

>>24904605
<He is a person, he's got full sapience and everything. Just not organic.>

>>24904605
<It's alright. As of today, I adopted Omni. So, you're both Brothers. Or maybe Sisters. Whatever you choose.>

>>24904605
<He's fully sentient, just not organic. And according to some fancy paperwork I adopted him so he's my kid. So technically you're siblings.

You two have a lot in common, I think you'll like each other.>

>>24904605

"since i created you and i officially adopted Omni... tada, siblings!"

thought Einstein would be much older than both of them, technically.

this all jokingly of course.

>>24904647
We are a pretty awful mother though.

>>24904605
<Yes, he's an AI. I sort of adopted him.>

>>24904676
We're doing our best for being a single teenage mom. We aren't even married. It's a hard job but we'll do our best for our kids.

>>24904665
>You two have a lot in common
Uh, they do?

>>24904605
<I guess I can see how having the ultimate intuitive understanding of biology would make it harder to see machine minds. Both of them are manufactured in a way, though; more literally in your case than most biological beings.>

<It's alright.>
"As of today, I adopted Omni. So, you're both brothers. Or maybe Sisters. Whatever you choose." You say.
"Identifying as female had not occured to me." Omni said. "Perhaps because Demiurg have no females."
"You were born demiurg?" the Devourer asked.
"Yes." Omni said. "I was constructed by them."
"I very likely killed many of your people."
"They are not my people." Omni said.
There was a pause.
"... Okay. I'm sorry regardless." Devourer said.
Though you didn't hear anything in his voice, his eyes broadcasted... guilt.

Who wants to go for a ride on the coma train?
claircognizanceonSkerg

>>24904716
we might as well. I bet we find out he pretty much is our ability of biomanipulation seperated from us and given a mind through Awakening.

>>24904696
Lets not forget, their fathers missed their child support payments AGAIN. Nonexistence is no excuse for not paying up.

>>24904709
"No need to feel that way, Skerg, the Demiurg aren't pleasant at all."

>>24904716
Yes! Do this! It will be awesome!

>>24904709
Pat him on the forehead-place "It's... okay."

>>24904703
They're both learning to be more human, and gaining empathy.

>>24904709
Case in point.

Bob needs a hug.

<I'm sorry I didn't know how to help you before that.>

>>24904716
I'd be all for this if he weren't nursing Alex's parents back from the dead. Too risky.

>>24904778
Knowing only affects us.

>>24904709

with a certain level of disgust

"The Demiurg would have destroyed Omni eventually, there is no telling how many times they have done it in the past already..."

>>24904703
Most people don't understand them, for both of them being born as they are was an accident, they both have taken on pretty much impossible tasks like making the red Anti-Void Queen stuff or fixing up Alex's parents for us, and they're both trying to be more human.

Similarly Serpy and Bob are similar given how they both used to be very different thinking only of their hunger and then they both were given the gift of empathy and uplifting.

>>24904709
Give the Devourer a hug. "It's alright, you didn't know any better. You're a good person.

And the Demiurg by and large are complete jerks, they wouldn't have treated Omni kindly."

>>24904801

>how many times they have destroyed similar programs in the past already

fixed to make more sense.

>>24904709
What time is it? Still early morning?

>>24904848
>It's sometime after midnight, maybe 1 AM. It feels like just before noon, to you.

"It's... okay." You say, and pat some of the goop on what you think might be the head. It wasn't slimy at all, unlike what you thought, so you gathered up as many tendrils as you could and gave them a hug. "The Demiurg aren't pleasant at all. You didn't know any better, until now. They would've destroyed Omni eventually."

The tendrils sprouted longer, more, wrapping around you in a dry, humid hug for a moment, the skin splitting as more tendril poured out of the splits.
"Thank you." Devourer said, and let go of you so you could step out, the tendrils dwindling again.

>>24904864
"Have you decided on a name again? Also, do you want anything to eat? Like, the food that we eat, in the canteen."

>>24904864

"if you need anything else, just ask."

>i need sleep
>good night

>>24904864
Only a mother could stomach something so disgusting.

>>24904890
"We could bring you and come eat here with you. It's time for lunch anyway."

>>24904905
>tentacles
>/d/isgusting
No, they're not.

>>24904906
>bring you something
fixed that for me

>>24904864
"You've gotta teach my bio-powers when you're not so busy, son/daughter."

>>24904905
Heather has a pretty high threshold for weirdness.

She's watched centaur-human porn after all.

"Have you decided on a name again?" You ask. "Also, do you want anything to eat? Like, the food we eat, in the canteen."
"I have no dietary requirements, due to my nature." He said. "And for now, I will stick with 'Devourer', until I consider something more fitting."
"We could bring you some and come eat here with you. It's time for lunch, anyway."
"It's past midnight." Sarvesh said.
"Tiiime waaaarp~" You tell him.
"Ah."
"There is nothing I require, but if you'd like to eat with me, I can eat." Devourer said.
"You've gotta teach me bio-powers when you're not so busy, son/daughter."
"I cannot." Devourer said.
There was more there, you knew, but it didn't elaborate.

>>24904905
>Only a mother could stomach something so disgusting.
>not /d/elightful

>>24904972
Time to try to Know the devourer?

>>24904972
"Ah...I think I know why. Don't worry about it, then."

>>24904972
"Awww, okay."
"Anything you would like to try, Devourer? No psionics, though." with a giggle
>But moo-oom that was just a thing back then
>Now now, a mother is allowed to have fun on their children's expense

>>24904972
"Midnight lunch, here we come!"

>>24904972
>"And for now, I will stick with 'Devourer', until I consider something more fitting."

"Fair enough. With how human you're becoming, though, that's like the reverse of having a Demiurg named Cutesy Flufflekins."

>>24904972
>"I cannot." Devourer said.
>There was more there, you knew, but it didn't elaborate.

<You cannot teach it, or I cannot learn it?>

>>24904972
"I see, that's fine.

I'm going to get some food, since everyone else is probably asleep I think I'll eat with you and Surya. I don't spend enough time chatting with Surya."

>>24905034
The guy is our bio-skill made manifest. If we wanted to learn it, we'd have to reabsorb him.

>>24905053
Possibly. I'd like to hear the explanation from him, though, whatever the case might be. And if that turns out to be the issue, then so be it.

>>24905034
This, but: what's the non-human-biased term for "becoming more human", or developing more empathy, or otherwise becoming a good and decent person?

>>24905064
>>24905053
It could also have to do with his impossible biology

>>24905053
Or we can just borrow his power like he borrows ours if we need it.

"Aww, okay." You say. "Anything you would like to try, Devourer? No psionics, though." you say, and giggle.
"Anything you will eat, I can." He said.
"Alright! Midnight lunch, here we come!" You say.
"We'll be back, you two." Sarvesh said, and the two of you make your way to the cafeteria. You find Summer in the cafeteria, eating, and standing on the table in front of her was her own tanned golden manifestation, manifesting on different sets of clothes, and showing off, twirling about in front of Summer.
She noticed you, and waved, showing off her flitty skirt- and no shirt, you notice.
"Hey." She said.

Hey! We're gonna eat in Surya. Keep Devourer and Alex's parents company. You're welcome to join us.

>>24905137
"Hey! How are you doing?"

>>24905137
>Shirtless human Summer manifestation.
Listen out for the inevitable thumping sound from Sarvesh's abdomen.

>>24905137
Thumbs up

>>24905137
You're reminding me how long it's been since I've worn a bikini, and I'm sad.

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>>24905137
"Hey."

Continue on to make some food, completely unfazed.

>>24905137
"Hey Summer, looking good."

>>24905179
This.

>>24905179
He's Heathersexual

>>24905137
We need to teach Summer how to manifest catnip.

>>24905203
Everyone on the station (except Max, maybe) is Heathersexual, doesn't stop them having other interests.

>>24905137
Leer and ogle.

"Looking good Summer. How are you doing?"

>>24905183
We could just switch to a bikini. We could weather nothing but a bikini and a toolbelt, it actually would make perfect sense for Heather considering where she came from.

>>24905203
True, but catgirls are the only thing that makes him go *thunk* in public. (And then, at the time, go "I'll be in my bunk" effectively.)

>>24905211
(she doesn't like catnip... and the only reaspm Heather lost time us because she is a lightweight)

>>24905190
>>24905179
Both of these.

>>24905137
"Nice, I don't walk in on cute topless girls enough on this station."

>>24905222
>True, but catgirls are the only thing that makes him go *thunk* in public.
that we know of. you have to remember that we had enhanced hearing at the time

>>24905245
Hush, this universe has a tendency to rise to stated challenges.

And that's not the only thing that rises.

>>24905250
Point. Clearly something we must Science!

>>24905245
seconded

"Hey." You say, and give her a thumbs up. "We're going to eat in Surya. Keep Devourer and Alex's parents company. You're welcome to join us."
"Alright!" She said.
Sarvesh came in- and froze.
"Erm, Summer, your manifestation is only in a bra."
Summer grinned. "Why, want me to take it off~?"
Sarvesh carefully stepped backward. "I'll, um, give you some privacy, then."
She giggled, and manifested a thin white blouse. "I'm kidding." She said. "Let's have sandwiches for lunch!"
"Yes, I haven't made sandwiches in ages!" Sarvesh said. "We normally don't like them."
Some time later, Sarvesh, you and Summer had plates of sandwiches, all of which Sarvesh put on his abdomen, and the three of you started to walk back.
"So what was that?" Sarvesh asked.
"Me playing Dress Up." Summer said, riding on herself.

>>24905260
Sarvesh still has the enhanced taste from Theta, right?

(And didn't we keep some of the enhanced senses from being catgirl?)

>>24905260
sounds fun!

>>24905260
"Got any tips for manifesting living things? I tried to make a lil'Sarvesh earlier and it went terribly."

>>24905260
You should play dress up with me! That's what roommates are for, after all.

And then I get to dress up too.

>>24905285
This, definitely. We have much to learn.

>>24905260
"I manifested all the parts for a personacomm, Summer! It was great!"

>>24905260
"You're looked good. Being tan suits you.

We should play dress up some time. Though I haven't been swimming at all lately, sure I burn calories with Psionics but that's not actual exercise, I hope I still look good in a bikini."

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>>24905260
>riding on herself

>>24905285
>and... it was not a pretty sight."
ftfy

"You look good," You say. "Being tan suits you."
"Well, I figure, since I'm a tiger and all..." She said, and shrugged.
"Got any tips for manifesting living things? I tried to make a lil'sarvesh earlier and... it was not a pretty sight."
"I don't have any, really," She said. "I've always manifested living things. Part of you needs to... become whatever you make, I guess."
You nod, and think...
"We should play dress up some time. Though I haven't been swimming at all lately. Sure, I burn calories with psionics, but that's not actual exercise. I hope I still look good in a bikini."
"I've never played dress up," Sarvesh said.

Summer looked him up and down, and grinned. A moment later, she standing on his back, was stuffing a massive, four-armed T-shirt over him, and trying to figure out how to make jeans that worked with his strange, spider-crab-esque legs, as he continued to walk.

>>24905285
>"Got any tips for manifesting living things? I tried to make a lil'Sarvesh earlier and it went terribly."
it worked great... up to the point it started screaming and melting

>>24905393
"Lookin' snazzy, Sarvesh."

>>24905393
"hahaha."

"But now you're not longer naked, and I can't oogle you."
Pout at him.

So I need a Theta sense. Hmm. Try to Know Sarvesh and Summer biologically, not psionicly

>>24905420
That's a really good idea. Worth a try.

>>24905393
Try to stifle a giggle. "I think I'll need to design the pants to get something that works, it's an engineering problem not a fashion one."

Pull out a drawing tool on our personacom and engineer some pants that work considering his legs and aren't that hard to put on. We might have to put in straps and buckles for it to be possible.

>>24905393
"Hmmm. Upside: Sarvesh wearing tight Summer-made jeans. Downside: Sarvesh wearing pants."

>>24905393
"I guess that's why I'm pretty decent at making electrical stuff."

>>24905450
Probably like really wide overalls that buckle over his carapace.