opnet [OpNet] Figurin' Things Out

[Guest]

Uh...hey all. I've been reading all the stuff you guys have been sayin' lately an' I'm just tryin' to get it all straight. See I erupted about 7 months ago after an unexpected dip in the Pacific, an' I ain't quite sure what I should be doin' with myself now. I've had lots of offers from all sorts of different folks but, well, its so much to take in all at once.

From the sounds of things said here, this is what I think some of my choices.

DeVries - It's all about the money and perks, well that an' kicking the crap out of people. Okay, they don't just hire out mercs, but thats all you ever really see in their ads on the Opnet an' tv.

XWF - Pretty much the same as the above, 'cept you don't kill the guy your fightin'.

Utopia and T2M - Not much difference from DeVries, 'cept they get to feel good about themselves at the end of the day.

Teregen - Well, near as I can tell they all say that their exploring their own evolution, but some of these folks seem to think they gotta kill a bunch of baselines to do it, an' when their spokesmen are questioned about it, they all back peddle an' say "Don't look at me, take it up with the guy who did it!" I guess I don't really know what to think about them.

The Government - I got a visit from the US military the other day. They want me to sign up for some Gov. team of novas or somethin'. Kinda like those folks over in Japan or the Nordelywhose-its, man I can barely say that let alone spell it.

Anyways, I was just wonderin' if you guys could give me a little advice, not just on the big boys I mentioned, but on any other options I might be missing.

[Teknokat]

Some more interesting options:

Corporation - Much like Elites, all about the moolah. Also, far more useful if you didn't come out of the Quantum Fires combat-ready, because there's a corporation out there willing to hire just about anyone.

Bollywood - Again, alot like Elites. This is only really an option if you came out really flashy capabilities, or if you're really good looking. On the plus side, it's not like you need to learn how to act, 'cause having just one node on your movie (in either cast or crew) increases ticket sales worldwide by 3.4 million tickets.

Individual - Who says you need to go with anyone? Working on your own has several juicy benefits, number one being that you have as much time as you want to yourself. Also, you can pay yourself as much as you want, within reason...

So, there are three other options. Can you give us the scope on your capabilities? That way I can give advice tailored to your situation.

[Jager]

DeVries- The best employment opportunity for a nova looking to sharpen his or her abilities and make alot of money doing it.

On the down side, you can get arrested, maimed, or killed. Its a dangerous business, even if your not an Elite. That's why it pays so well.

XWF- It falls behind in the training area as well as the face recognition, but its legal and usually not life-threatening. (unless you laugh at Endeavor's little sailor suit!)

Downside; Yes, everyone might know your name, but they think your an actor.

Utopia- Another difference your overlooking is that Utopia is respected world-wide. It is a little more confining to your personal freedoms, but don't knock 'feeling good about yourself at the end of the day'.

Downside; Its a big damn organization, everyone in the world with a beef against the "New World Order" is gunning for you, and there is way, WAY too much emphasis on PR spin and looking good.

Teragan- For starters, it isn't about killing anybody. It is about self-exploration and development. The money isn't great and the training really depends on who you fall in with, but don't think they are all a bunch of murdering bastards. They aren't.

On the down side, most of the world thinks your a murdering bastard.

Governments-Depends on the country. As far as I am aware, no government has a program that matches Utopia or DeVries. I am not sure how competative the pay is, either. If your a patriot and want the home town folks to be proud of you, go for it.

Downside; What do you think the odds of you being asked to do something exceedingly dangerous as well as morally questionable are going to be?

Other Corps- Despite what Endeavor believes, most corps can't compete with the big boys for training and benefits. Even the newer Nova Specialty firms are playing catch-up right now. Personally, if I went this route, I would go for a smaller, newer firm because you would be more valuable to them. Greater risk=Greater Rewards

Downside; Its a tough world and your employer won't have the deep pockets (initially) to get you out of any serious trouble you get into.

Founding your own company- Greatest Risk, but you are your own boss. Unless your a finacial whiz, this isn't something I recommend. Life is tough.

Downside; Competition can be fierce and Utopia is looking over your shoulder to see that you don't break the tech laws...and they decide when you've broken them.

Bollywood- Hey, your popular and rich and no one asks you to kill anyone or steal their shit. Of course, you need the skill sets to make the big bucks, but thats the Node Lottery for ya.

Downside; Your an actor. Now you have 10,000 unofficial websites, stalkers, and no privacy. I hope you like looking at nude pictures of yourself...with Alejandra...and Leviathan...in a three-way.

Individual- Going it alone means you always know what your bringing to the table or to the fight. That might be a good thing and it might be a bad thing. The good thing about organizations is that they tend to look out for their assets.

Brightside; Your not likely to be brought into a fight that is not your own.

Downside; Your alone.

Gotta go.

[Guest]

Well thanks for the quick replies there folks. Heh, I guess I should tell you guys a little more 'bout myself if I'm gonna get anythin' more than a generic answer.

First off, I was a mechanic an' pilot (both aircraft an' submersibles) for an oil company doin' off shore drillin'. When I had my accident, I gained the power to fly, even underwater. I've been clocked at a max speed of 'bout 300 kph. I'm pretty tough now. I mean, handguns won't kill me outright an' I can survive gettin' run over by a mack truck doin' about 90. I know that one from experience.

The wierdest thing about me is I can have any power I want to have. Those nice folks at the Rashoud Clinic called it somethin' like an "Omniversal Quantum Matrix." My trainer at the time said I was shiftin' my Anima, so thats what I call this funky power. Anima Shiftin'.

As for my options, I don't think Bollywood is my cup o' tea if you know what I mean. Nothin' against movie stars, just don't wanna be one.

An' I didn't mean to say that I thought ALL those folks in the Teregen were murderers. Just that I don't get get it I guess.

Does any of this help?

[Jager]

Cough...choke....sputter....

What causes your matrix to shift?

Buddy, you have T2M or DeVries written all over you. I am suprised that the recruiters aren't using mind control to get you to sign up. When they have to make up a name for your quantum expression, it means your a major commodity.

My advice, get a top-notch lawyer and read the fine print.

[Centipede]

Well, 'Omni'. Unless you want to spend the rest of your (possibly short) life as a lab rat, tone down your powers and change your name!

I recommend that you try a few animas out and settle for one. Choose one that gives you what you don't get from other powers (like flight and resistance) and keep this on as your 'official' anima. By all means practice on the others when you are alone, but don't show them. Try to keep the scope of your known abilities down. I'm surprised that Jager didn't tell you something like this, but he seemed... almost in shock.

Perhaps my advice comes too late, and depending on how the 'powers that be' have already reacted to you, it may even be outright dangerous. I do think that you are in trouble though.

[Guest]

Jager, do you want to know how I change powers or the whole science behind it? I'll tell you right now I ain't no quantum physics major so I can't give you all the theory behind it, if thats what your looking for. An' as for the rest, are you sayin' that you never heard of anyone else that can do what I do?

Centipede, my power don't quite work that way. I can only shift my anima for a short while. It's not like I can keep these new powers indefinitely. Eventually my anima goes back to normal. 'Sides why should I limit myself to one, two or even 5 powers when I can have any power I want?

I don't want to be no lab rat, but I ain't gonna go on the lam like no criminal neither.

[Jager]

Once it hit a public forum, it was already too late for the 'run and hide your powers' speech. I think his best bet is to stay public. Very public.

Had he any evasion training, he might be able to lie low for a while. If the offerings so far are factual, then he is just some poor regular joe who 'lucked out' when his node exploded.

[Guest]

Awe Jager, you say that like bein' a regular joe is a bad thing.

[Jager]

Not bad, but do you know how to set up a fake ID? Change bank records? Alter your fingerprints and lay a false DNA trail? Can you purchase illegal or illicit goods in your home town?

'Regular Joes' are civilization, Omni. The rest of us who live outside it are meerly parasites living off the blood, sweat, and tears of others.

As my mentor once told me, "The common man is one step away from being a hero. He is also one step away from being a lynch mob".

Don't like the sound of that. Gotta go.

[Centipede]

Perhaps the very public position is for the best. Please realize that if what you say is true, you are in danger. That danger would be nearly as great if it isn't true. Even without any real scientific training I'm itching to pick you apart!

This means that you improving your skill in anima shifting is the second most important thing for you. The most important thing would be to hook up with scientist that you trust, to learn more about your abilities.

If nothing else this gives your potential enemies the possibility to steal information about you instead of 'aquiring' it through other means.

[Guest]

Why would I lie? I spent 3 months at a Rashoud facility while they analyzed me an' my powers. They probably have tons o' data already. An' no, I can't fake an ID or anythin' like that, but I can get one if I have to.

I'm gettin' real good with shiftin' my anima. It used to take me a while but now it's almost instant, like it's second nature. Yesterday I transformed into stone! It was wierd, I'll say that. Nearly sunk to the bottom of the ocean too. Guess I'll have to be more careful when practicin'.

[Hugin]

Quote:

Originally posted by Omni:
Why would I lie?

In order to save your freedom. I am a researcher of some small note, and I have to admit to immedietly begining to salivate uncontrollably when I read your little proclamation.

If I were not a Nova of such impeccable ethical and moral fibre you would be in trouble. I would spend untold riches in order to facilitate your capture so that I could study you at my leisure. However, you are a Nova and as such deserving a certain level of respect.

Please understand that not all scientists possess my enlightened state of mind. You've let the cat out of the bag, you will have to deal with the consequences. Hopefully they will not be fatal.

[Centipede]

Omni: As to why you would lie, there could be almost any reason. As you may have gathered I do believe you. The mere possibility that you could be lying is what made me mention it. As long as you keep a low profile (as I think you should!) there are few easy ways for me to check your story.

If you find lying repulsive, I suggest you get over it! Start training right now. Go and buy a newspaper and while you do it lie to everyone you meet.

I generally prefer the truth, especially from others, but I also recognize the benefits of being a convincing liar!

[ 07-09-2002: Message edited by: Centipede ]

[Jordan]

One thing to think about in your favor Omni. It is highly unlikely, even for someone as intelligent as Prof. Meehan, to think of every contingency. If you get comfortable enough with a variety of different powers and abilities, you should be able to avoid capture by just about anyone.

If I thought I had the resources to keep you safe, I'd offer you asylum with my company, but there is no way I could fend off a concentrated effort by the likes of Utopia or DeVries. Besides, you have no real reason to trust me.

Just keep cool and stay safe. While their not my favorite group of people right now, the Teregen would probably be willing to lend you a hand, few questions asked.

[Guest]

Quote:

Originally posted by James 'Prodigy' Meehan:
I am a researcher of some small note

I heard o' you Mr. Meehan. I read an amazin' article you wrote on Thermo-Kinetic Mechanics and their application in underwater environments. You really know your stuff. I get what your trying to say 'bout scientists an' I'm paying attention.

Centipede,
I ain't scared of lyin', I just thought it was funny that you'd think I'd stir up this hornets nest for kicks.

Jordan,
Those Teregen folks make me a little nervous. I think I'll hold off a while 'fore I take that road. I hear what your sayin' 'bout the rest though.

[Guest]

I know there's always something new but this is plain bizarre!

Let's see...

The nearest thing I can think of are Xeroxers and the ones I've seen need to touch a person to copy their powers and each time they do it. On the other hand I've seen novas in the field who can shift their anima so another novas powers don't hurt them after they've witnessed them in action. It's probably not so much of a stretch for a nova to be able to mimic a power for a short period if they've seen it in action.

Omni, do you need to see someone use the power before you can have it? Or touch someone with it for that matter?

Twist

[Guest]

Quote:

Originally posted by <Twist>:
Omni, do you need to see someone use the power before you can have it? Or touch someone with it for that matter?

Naw, I don't need to touch no one to shift my anima (or is that animus?). I don't know 'bout the other one though. I mean, most times there ain't no other novas around, but I kinda watch what other novas do to give me ideas for powers. It's hard to 'xplain, I just...do it.

[Teknokat]

Gotta love the Centipede Syndrome.

However, Omni, despite the somewhat blasé way you're taking this, I would recommend keeping a somewhat low profile. Much like the other researchers, I'd love to see precise how you're manipulating your quantum field to such a degree.

Fortunately, Your capabilities have given you a fantastic advantage in this way. Your spontaneous quantum expressions (Sydney Holland wrote a paper on what was then a theoretical phenomenon. Nice to know that is is actually possible...) allow you to:

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[*]Develop Physical shape-shifting capabilities, so you can make yourself into any other nova's physical visage

[*]Develop any other capabilities your chosen nova has.

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But, I wouldn't get too comfy. Just remember that not everyone on earth is a nice guy, and that there is always someone higher in the quantum food-chain than you.

Be careful.

[Hugin]

Quote:

Originally posted by Omni:
Naw, I don't need to touch no one to shift my anima (or is that animus?). I don't know 'bout the other one though. I mean, most times there ain't no other novas around, but I kinda watch what other novas do to give me ideas for powers. It's hard to 'xplain, I just...do it.

This is a test isn't it? The Holy Grail of Quantum Expression is just prancing around out here proclaiming it's existence for any Tom, Dick or Frankenstein to come scoop up?

I have a headache.

[Prof. Sydney 'Photon' Holland]

Good god. A real-life case of Voluntary Spontaneous Quantum Expression. This is incredible, and not just because that paper wasn't particularly well received. I told them it could happen...

James, please don't kidnap him. Share, please. I'm sure we'll all get our turn eventually.

Besides, it's unfair, considering how all of you are tangible and have connections...

[Fortune's Son]

Quote:

Originally posted by Teknokat:
Develop Physical shape-shifting capabilities, so you can make yourself into any other nova's physical visage.

Still using the Utopian provided probability models without questioning them I see. Shame on you. You should know better.

[Teknokat]

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack Chance:
Still using the Utopian provided probability models without questioning them I see. Shame on you. You should know better.

Believe it or not, I'm not using Utopia's Prob Models. I'm using my own (I've done enough research on Quantum Expression to make my own up.)

At any rate, Utopia's models are actually pretty damn accurate. They should be, really, considering that several novas, for whom IQ no longer applies, made them up. The minor errors in the Prob Models are mostly results of GIGO, not intrisic flaws, and from what I heard, they corrected most of those problems a year or so ago.

I use my own for other reasons, but Utopia's model isn't inherantly wrong at all.

[Guest]

I don't really understand why I'm such a big deal. I know what I can do is pretty amazin' but there must be someone else in the world who can do somethin' similar?

Yesterday I got a visit at the minin' station from Splash an' that Anna Gracia lady. They're about the only ones who can get as deep as this without sufferin' pressure sickness, at least as far as Utopia is concerned. They came to offer me a whole heck of a lot o' money to come join up with the project. I guess what you guys said would happen has already started. I've packed a few things an' I'm bookin' tonight. Not sure where i'm gonna go though...

[Teknokat]

I'll tell you why you are so special, Omni:

When Novas are gifted with their capabilities, usually they are fairly static in nature. You can do one definite thing, or do a lot of incredible things, but based on a definite idea or thing. For example, I can (given time) create a machine capable of doing just about anything a nova can do, as well as plenty of other more mundane tasks. Not only that, but I'm capable of controlling machines and computers, I have a incredible knack for determining how a given machine works, and I'm able to sense machinery and electronics in a certain radius around me.

Are you sensing a pattern in how my capabilities are manifesting? That's right, I'm all about machinery. I'm likely to eventually gain new capabilities, sure, but more likely than not, they're going to be based around the same general concept.

Most importantly, I'm stuck with what I've been given. If I want to manifest my capabilities in a new way, I have to train my butt off until eventually I figure out how to do it, and even then, there's a week or so of additional time that I need to go through before the new Quantum Expression is second nature to me.

Now, what you are doing is different. If your capabilities aren't doing it for you, all you need to do is concentrate, and voila! You have a new capability. No training, no muss, no fuss. Even better, you've admitted that the powers that you emulate can be pretty much anything. From Mal to Pax, and anyone inbetween. More importantly, there doesn't have to be a rhyme or reason to what power you decide to manifest. You just do it.

Now, think about that for a second. What would take me weeks, possibly months, to do, you can do in about a few seconds or so. Admittedly, my method lets me keep what I develop, while with your method, the power vanish, but the mere fact that you can just click your fingers and give yourself a new power really breaks all the rules where quantum expression is concerned. Even more amazingly, there are no limits to what you are capable of manifesting. Well, that's not strictly true, the main limit is your imagination, but still, it's an incredible gift.

It is true that a few novas have the capacity to transfer or duplicate powers from other novas, but other novas is the operative word. Most of the time it requires some sort of contact to take place, therefore reducing it's general effectiveness (If you can stop the contact, the person is pretty screwed...). You, on the other hand, need absolutely nothing.

So you see Omni, your capabilities literally change all the rules when it comes to quantum expression. Many will see it as the ultimate quantum expression, because you can do literally anything as long as you put your mind to it. And that sort of versatility is not only highly valuable in a combat manner, it's also of incredible interest to those who study the many forms of quantum (of which there are many from just about all sides, including a few you've likely never heard about)

In short, you are unique, and more importantly, you are incredibly valuable. If you intend to sign up for Utopia, make sure you ask for three Pacific islands and a salary that'll top the GDP of a few small countries. You're literally worth that much.

[David 'Dr. Troll' Smith]

Quote:

Originally posted by Omni:
They came to offer me a whole heck of a lot o' money to come join up with the project. ...I've packed a few things an' I'm bookin' tonight. Not sure where i'm gonna go though...

My (wild) guess would be Africa. But if you end up in New York, stop by and say "hi". All this testing is quickly getting boring.

[Guest]

Quote:

Originally posted by Teknokat:
I'll tell you why you are so special, Omni:

What you are doing is different. If your capabilities aren't doing it for you, all you need to do is concentrate, and voila! You have a new capability. No training, no muss, no fuss. Even better, you've admitted that the powers that you emulate can be pretty much anything. From Mal to Pax, and anyone inbetween. More importantly, there doesn't have to be a rhyme or reason to what power you decide to manifest. You just do it.

Now, think about that for a second. What would take me weeks, possibly months, to do, you can do in about a few seconds or so. Admittedly, my method lets me keep what I develop, while with your method, the power vanish, but the mere fact that you can just click your fingers and give yourself a new power really breaks all the rules where quantum expression is concerned. Even more amazingly, there are no limits to what you are capable of manifesting. Well, that's not strictly true, the main limit is your imagination, but still, it's an incredible gift.

It is true that a few novas have the capacity to transfer or duplicate powers from other novas, but other novas is the operative word. Most of the time it requires some sort of contact to take place, therefore reducing it's general effectiveness (If you can stop the contact, the person is pretty screwed...). You, on the other hand, need absolutely nothing.

So you see Omni, your capabilities literally change all the rules when it comes to quantum expression. Many will see it as the ultimate quantum expression, because you can do literally anything as long as you put your mind to it. And that sort of versatility is not only highly valuable in a combat manner, it's also of incredible interest to those who study the many forms of quantum (of which there are many from just about all sides, including a few you've likely never heard about)

In short, you are unique, and more importantly, you are incredibly valuable. If you intend to sign up for Utopia, make sure you ask for three Pacific islands and a salary that'll top the GDP of a few small countries. You're literally worth that much.

Oh.....Shit. I'm a dead man. Okay, so I can figure out what the worst-case scenarios would be. I ain't inderested in bein' disected or livin' my life in a lab. What is the best case scenario I can hope for?

[Hugin]

Quote:

Originally posted by Omni:
Oh.....Shit. I'm a dead man. Okay, so I can figure out what the worst-case scenarios would be. I ain't inderested in bein' disected or livin' my life in a lab. What is the best case scenario I can hope for?

Omni, I would happily offer you a sum of money that would make most Elites gasp, a safe haven in which you could relax, and the ability to wander the globe unmolested.

However, I'd be lying. Well, not about the money, that's quite simple for me. With all of my resources, contacts, and knowledge there is nothing I could provide that would guarantee your safety.

You have erred most severly. Now, I have to admit that the scientist in me still has some doubts as to your claims, but that drives my curiousity even more. I'm sure by now that a general search for you by a variety of government organizations and private research facilities has begun. Your life should be quite interesting.

[David 'Dr. Troll' Smith]

Quote:

Originally posted by Teknokat:
...voila! You have a new capability. No training, no muss, no fuss. Even better, you've admitted that the powers that you emulate can be pretty much anything. From Mal to Pax, and anyone in between. More importantly, there doesn't have to be a rhyme or reason to what power you decide to manifest. You just do it.

Now, think about that for a second. What would take me weeks, possibly months, to do, you can do in about a few seconds or so. Admittedly, my method lets me keep what I develop, while with your method, the power vanish, but the mere fact that you can just click your fingers and give yourself a new power really breaks all the rules where quantum expression is concerned. Even more amazingly, there are no limits to what you are capable of manifesting. Well, that's not strictly true, the main limit is your imagination, but still, it's an incredible gift.

Well... maybe. Sorry to be cynical, and I know I haven't been doing this for real long, but I can see that there might be some differences between the theory and the reality. Something we chemical engineers have to do a lot is scale something up. I.e. take a small lab chemical process and turn it into a big manufacturing process. The problem is, the process usually works *very* different in production's reality than the lab's theory.

Omni, maybe your abilities have side effects, or drastic limitations, or other problems (or maybe even all of those things). But right now you have sold the dream of flexable power. I'd suggest that you check into a lab somewhere and find out the reality. I'd also suggest that you make that reality public.

Some questions; "How long can you keep those new abilities?" "How much power can you actually get?" (Pax's level I find hard to believe). "How many powers at once?" "Is it really as easy & painless as all that?" ect.

[Fortune's Son]

T-Kat

You bullseyed the target with the first shot, GIGO, but then you misjudged the ramifications. If I knew you well enough I might hypothesize that you follow the machine paradigmn too closely but since I don't we'll just have to let that dog sleep.

You're a smart girl with lots of experience who spends an inordinate amount of time perusing technical journals and whatnot on the subject of quantum theory or its real life applications. Why do you think everyone is ardently wooing Omni to get him under thier thumb? Why do you think what he can do is so very startling to them?

The Utopian models are deliberately incomplete. Stop thinking about quantum theory or machinery and start thinking about consciousness and MR Nodes.

Omni

Go away.

Disappear.

Now rather than later.

Don't go any where you've been before, don't stay any where longer than three weeks, stay away from developed countries that use computer systems to track who crosses their borders when. No credit cards, no identification, no personal effects. If by this time tomorrow you're not a ghost and discernable only by a fading memory then your life as you knew it is over anyway.

It would be different if you'd kept your mouth shut. Learn from this.

Why are you still sitting there reading this?

[Guest]

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack Chance:

Omni

Go away.

Disappear.

Now rather than later.

Don't go any where you've been before, don't stay any where longer than three weeks, stay away from developed countries that use computer systems to track who crosses their borders when. No credit cards, no identification, no personal effects. If by this time tomorrow you're not a ghost and discernable only by a fading memory then your life as you knew it is over anyway.

Alternatively you could shift your anima to allow you to Warp or teleport and get the hell off the planet until the dust settles. Hide somewhere no one'll find you. It's a big universe. Might be a tad lonely though.

Twist

[Hugin]

Quote:

Originally posted by <Twist>:
Alternatively you could shift your anima to allow you to Warp or teleport and get the hell off the planet until the dust settles. Hide somewhere no one'll find you. It's a big universe. Might be a tad lonely though.

Twist

And exactly where is he supposed to Warp to?
We are assuming that he can duplicate more than one power at once, and of course that he can retain them indefinetly. If he can only do one at a time do you have an Earth type environment he can Warp to in mind?

[Guest]

Quote:

Originally posted by James 'Prodigy' Meehan:
And exactly where is he supposed to Warp to?
We are assuming that he can duplicate more than one power at once, and of course that he can retain them indefinetly. If he can only do one at a time do you have an Earth type environment he can Warp to in mind?

This is true. I ad forgotten he might not have time to explore before his power ran out.

I do do some exploring in my spare time... Though I'm a little more limited than I'd like since I'm not able to tolerate deep space unprotected (yet anyway). However I know of a couple that are within human survival tolerances. Though not what I'd call pleasant. However if he he can survive unprotected underwater at great pressure I'd guess he'd be able to survive space. Presuming (and I know that it's a big presumption) that he keeps his own normal powers when he shifts his anima.

If he wants I can give him some places to try but why should he trust me? If he can he'd be better finding his own bolthole.

Twist

[Walker]

Quote:

If he wants I can give him some places to try but why should he trust me? If he can he'd be better finding his own bolthole.

Yes I quite agree Twist, its so much more fun for a start! I also recomend a thorough decontamination before you go and when you come back, you don't want to go polluting alien environments and screwing up the ecology of your little bolthole, or earths ecology...

If you are interested Twist we can meet up somewhere and swap travellers tales

Omni, the advice definately seems to be get out of dodge (I would agree) and if you want to do that then teleportation/warping is the ideal way to do it. I don't care how many resources, contacts etc. your enemies have, they are unlikely to find you, much less do anything about it, if your hiding on a small moon orbiting a gas giant in the Iota Horologii system.

Check out the latest data from the Kepler Space Telescope that will give you a few stepping stones on your way.

[Nimrod]

And just what makes any of you believe that the kid can hide anywhere at all?

The response time for anyone interested is now slightly in excess of, oh, thirty-six or so odd hours; if I´d got a "go" on this I would have tracked the poor little dude down and ripped off his head by now, or kept him under slinky-tight vise-grip surveillance.

And, good as I might be, I´m not the most powerful person in my line of work.

[Guest]

I'm in a safe place, well, for now anyways. Been takin' the advice offered here and scoutin' out a few little boltholes. I hate this! I'm on the run an' I haven't even done anythin'.

In case you folks don't keep up with the news, there was an attack on TransOil's deep-sea minin' platform #13. I'd left 'bout half an hour before they got hit. Don't know the extent o' the damage or who did it, but I can't believe it wern't 'bout me. Shit, I don't mind tellin' you, I'm a grown man an' I'm still scared shitless.

[Guest]

Originally posted by Walker:

Yes I quite agree Twist, its so much more fun for a start! I also recomend a thorough decontamination before you go and when you come back, you don't want to go polluting alien environments and screwing up the ecology of your little bolthole, or earths ecology...

Oh definately. Theory suggests that the chances of cross contamination are minimal since an alien biology probably has few if any points of comparison with the terran one but there's no point taking avoidable risks.

If you are interested Twist we can meet up somewhere and swap travellers tales

I'd like that. I don't get out there as much as I'd like since I can't risk ending up somewhere outside normal human tolerances. Fortunately I have friends who can. Getting lists of new places to see is always good.

Omni, the advice definately seems to be get out of dodge (I would agree) and if you want to do that then teleportation/warping is the ideal way to do it. I don't care how many resources, contacts etc. your enemies have, they are unlikely to find you, much less do anything about it, if your hiding on a small moon orbiting a gas giant in the Iota Horologii system.

Is that an actual coordinate or something you made up?

Twist

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And just what makes any of you believe that the kid can hide anywhere at all?

True, given enough time, patience, luck and the right Nova abilities anyone could be found anywhere at all. The trick is to keep moving, that way they'll only find your last location (hopefully). My point was; if they're searching the galaxy for you rather than just one planet it makes it a lot harder.

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I hate this! I'm on the run an' I haven't even done anythin'.

This is the usual, depressing fate of those who disturb the status quo, intentionally or otherwise. You see unfortunately there are many vested interests in the world that feel threatened by anything NEW. They kinda missed the point of the experience of life. You know, that its meant to be new and exciting? Given what Nimrod has said try raising some sort of quantum shield when your in one place so telepaths/clairvoyants can't find you. Make sure that you move location as soon as you make a post on the opnet. Kill-Joy governments with no interest in the public's privacy have made damn sure that people can be traced via the opnet, and just think what a nova of Technokat's abilities could find out. Maybe in the long run finding an organisation that has political clout, that your comfortable with allying to is the solution? Of course that means that you take on their agenda and enforce their vested interests, so I don't blame you for making like shit off a shiny shovel!

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Is that an actual coordinate or something you made up?

This is an actual system, I chose it because Iota Horologii was believed by astronomers to have a large gas giant (bigger than Jupiter) in the late 1990's. This has recently been verified by the Kepler telescope (in about 2005 as I recall). I H is G0 star approx 56.2 light years away visible from the southern hemisphere. Unless your interested in gas giant and gas giant moon systems it makes a dull holiday location, having no solid bodies with life or much of an atmosphere.

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I'd like that. I don't get out there as much as I'd like since I can't risk ending up somewhere outside normal human tolerances. Fortunately I have friends who can. Getting lists of new places to see is always good.

Cool, where do you wanna meet up? the Amp Room sounds my kinda place shall we say this Friday or Saturday?

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Omni, Peekaboo. Cameras don't lie.

Keep stock of surveillance cameras, the systems are all computerised, and as such can be accessed. Even in third-world countries stay out of large cities, there's always at least one camera in any city over 10,000 people, and it's usually hidden in some unobtrusive location. You may need to develop specialised senses to detect them all, but it's essential you do.

What are you still reading for? You should be gone already.

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Originally posted by Walker:

Cool, where do you wanna meet up? the Amp Room sounds my kinda place shall we say this Friday or Saturday?

Saturday? Sure I can get to the Amp Room tonight. If it's not too short a notice. I've been on a mission and only just checked the Forum.

Twist