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elnysa2017-08-07 10:00 pm
21stcenturyguy) wrote in elnysa2017-08-07 10:00 pm
Entry tags:
- battle beasts: vor,
- bungou stray dogs: atsushi nakajima,
- critical role: keyleth,
- dragon age: zevran,
- eureka seven: anemone,
- ffxv: prompto argentum,
- guilty gear: venom,
- homestuck: jade harley,
- homestuck: rose lalonde,
- jjba: ermes costello,
- kingdom hearts: demyx,
- metal gear: kazuhira miller,
- overwatch: lena oxton (tracer),
- persona: kei nanjo,
- voltron: keith,
- voltron: lance,
- x-men movies: charles xavier,
- ygo: yusei fudo,
- zero escape: aoi kurashiki,
- zero escape: junpei tenmyouji,
- zero escape: light field (snake)
video | un: Crash Keys
Hey. This isn't one of those 'let's all get to know each other and be best friends' posts. I wanna know what you guys know about telepathy.
[Aoi holds a picture up to the camera. 'Picture' is probably a generous description.]
First, anyone know what this picture is?
Snake, before you even start, I fuckin' KNOW you can't see it, so I'm not asking you.
Don't cheat, just tell me what you think it's supposed to be.
If you're not into pictures, tell me about Archetypes from your world. There was a psychologist on Earth who noticed the same ideas pop up in various cultures that had no contact with one another. I want to see if that collective unconscious spans worlds too. So, I dunno, talk to each other about the legends and fairy tales and holidays and shit from your worlds and lemme know what common threads you find
The Follow-Up Video
[A couple of days later, when it seems like the majority of the people who are gonna weigh in have done so, Aoi makes a follow-up post.]
Alright, I know you all think I was tryin' to psychoanalyze you with the picture I showed you the other day, but trust me, you guys aren't that interesting. There's a right answer to the picture. I'll show you.
[He holds up the original picture and the solution to the screen.]
Some crackpot psychologist did an experiment to test the transference of knowledge through unseen means. He showed a picture like this to a population of people, and the distribution of answers was pretty random, same as you guys'. Then he broadcast the answer to that population. When he went to a to a remote location that had no contact with anyone from Population A. When he showed the same picture, there was a statistically significant increase in the percentage of people who knew the answer.
Even though nobody had consciously shared the information, because more people knew it, the answer was somehow transmitted. So that's the theory of Morphic Resonance.
[Aoi holds a picture up to the camera. 'Picture' is probably a generous description.]
First, anyone know what this picture is?
Snake, before you even start, I fuckin' KNOW you can't see it, so I'm not asking you.
Don't cheat, just tell me what you think it's supposed to be.
If you're not into pictures, tell me about Archetypes from your world. There was a psychologist on Earth who noticed the same ideas pop up in various cultures that had no contact with one another. I want to see if that collective unconscious spans worlds too. So, I dunno, talk to each other about the legends and fairy tales and holidays and shit from your worlds and lemme know what common threads you find
[A couple of days later, when it seems like the majority of the people who are gonna weigh in have done so, Aoi makes a follow-up post.]
Alright, I know you all think I was tryin' to psychoanalyze you with the picture I showed you the other day, but trust me, you guys aren't that interesting. There's a right answer to the picture. I'll show you.
[He holds up the original picture and the solution to the screen.]
Some crackpot psychologist did an experiment to test the transference of knowledge through unseen means. He showed a picture like this to a population of people, and the distribution of answers was pretty random, same as you guys'. Then he broadcast the answer to that population. When he went to a to a remote location that had no contact with anyone from Population A. When he showed the same picture, there was a statistically significant increase in the percentage of people who knew the answer.
Even though nobody had consciously shared the information, because more people knew it, the answer was somehow transmitted. So that's the theory of Morphic Resonance.
video | un: yusei
It looks like a Duel Monster I've seen Security use multiple times back home. Not pleasant memories, that.
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[Welp, say goodbye to any sort of respect Aoi had for you with your tats and your hoverbike, Yusei. You tell him about those card game monsters. Tell him everything.]
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[Yusei may or may not be acting intentionally vague. He probably is, though.]
The one I'm thinking of in particular is Assault Gundog. It's pretty much a police dog in riot armor and armed with a machine gun turret.
[See? Perfect match.]
Not a particularly strong monster, mind, but it has a good deck milling effect and can help set up for a stronger summon...and it's definitely thematically appropriate for them, I admit.
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Are you talking about playing a game?
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I am.
[He looks dead fucking serious, dude. That expression hasn't changed at all.]
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Are you kidding me.
So, like, when you said you did time, did you actually go to jail, or did you just larp that shit?
[It's like he doesn't know you anymore.]
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[He has no idea what LARP is. Or at least doesn't know that specific term. Wow.]
No, I was arrested for real. [He shrugs.]
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[Aoi: I know what you are.
Yusei: Say it. Out loud. Say it!
Aoi: LOSER.]
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It seems to be both, as strange as that sounds.
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No, it's not, and nothing he says can heal the damage his reputation his taken in Aoi's mind.]
Are they or are they not cards?
[Yusei said the word deck, don't even pretend he didn't.]
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[He's not pretending, at least.
But then why did he say "both," before?]
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That's what I thought.
No, this is not a 'Duel Monster' and you know it.
[Aoi would never sink that low. It's a cowboy, which is a perfectly respectable, non-nerd image.]
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I simply said it reminded me of such a thing.
[Look. He was part of a duel gang that ruled the streets with their goddamn card dragons. It's totally legit street cred.]
Either way, it resembles some sort of dog-like creature to me.
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