The Shadow Knows! (Final Update 6/3/04)

[The Shadow]

You're right. That is true RBDMliness.

Mmmhmm. Here's SP's own comment on the other board, once several people had expressed shock at the entry:

I would like to add that this plot twist has been in the back of my mind since the second episode of Legion.

Seeing the responses so far has warmed the black little cinder I call a heart.

When did you get Christophilous?

Moments after Legion was "born". He was the "rabid dog", the "director" controlling the group mind. The Shadow shot him, then waited to see what the rest would do... but it was too late, they'd imprinted on his psychotic thought-pattern.

 

[Lela]

Moments after Legion was "born". He was the "rabid dog", the "director" controlling the group mind. The Shadow shot him, then waited to see what the rest would do... but it was too late, they'd imprinted on his psychotic thought-pattern.

Apparently they've lost the imprint. Apparently.

I'd almost be tempted to tell OmniMetal about it just to hear their theories on the subject. Almost.

 

[The Shadow]

Apparently they've lost the imprint. Apparently.

Sigh. And that's the whole issue, isn't it?

I'm reminded of something SP told me a few sessions back when I was mock-complaining about all of Alex's woes: "Don't worry, you will begin to see light at the end of the tunnel soon. Of course, you won't be sure whether it's an oncoming train or not..."

I'd almost be tempted to tell OmniMetal about it just to hear their theories on the subject. Almost.

Frankly, I think that OMI is talking out of their you-know-what on the whole subject. They really have no clue what's going on with Legion; remember, their original theory was that it would have fallen apart by now!

 

[Lela]

I was wondering about that too. Seems that OMI claimed the whole group should have fractured. Is it because the group was broken slowly? Is it because you shut down or killed all the actual psychics? Would it work with a larger population? Can they still take in members?

That last question is the scary one. And if actual psychics send them schitzoid, what would happen if they took in another by accident? Worse, what if they took in another psycho?

 

[ledded]

Wow. Now that's a concentration of story goodness just jackhammered into my skull.

I like this a lot, you have quite a few complex emotional issues and undercurrents going, things you don't often find in these story hours.

But, on the other hand, you still smack things. Hard.

Keep up the good work, and I'll be checking this out.

 

[ledded]

Yowsa

Wow. Now that's a concentration of story goodness just jackhammered into my skull.

I like this a lot, you have quite a few complex emotional issues and undercurrents going, things you don't often find in these story hours.

But, on the other hand, you still smack things. Hard.

Keep up the good work, and I'll be checking this out.

 

[The Shadow]

I was wondering about that too. Seems that OMI claimed the whole group should have fractured. Is it because the group was broken slowly? Is it because you shut down or killed all the actual psychics? Would it work with a larger population?

My own opinion is that OMI simply doesn't know what they're talking about. Remember, Legion is a different animal from the things they'd created in their experiments - a "weblike network" as Johnson put it. So, as the Shadow pointed out, doesn't that mean that their research may not - in fact, probably doesn't - hold up when it comes to Legion?

Can they still take in members?

You mean in their "New and Improved" version? I don't see why not; though they don't seem to want to at the moment.

That last question is the scary one. And if actual psychics send them schitzoid, what would happen if they took in another by accident? Worse, what if they took in another psycho?

I don't know that it has anything to do with including psis in the mind. But including psychos is almost certainly a Bad Thing.

 

[The Shadow]

Wow. Now that's a concentration of story goodness just jackhammered into my skull.

I hope it didn't hurt too much. Thanks!

I like this a lot, you have quite a few complex emotional issues and undercurrents going, things you don't often find in these story hours.

Yes, Alex is probably the most complex character I've ever created. The campaign easily has the most background material, too - at any rate, for a campaign I play in, as opposed to GMing!

But, on the other hand, you still smack things. Hard.

I do try.

Keep up the good work, and I'll be checking this out.

Stop on by again, I love getting feedback!

 

[The Shadow]

I was playing around with the various options here, and put up the poll for the fun of it (and also because I'm honestly curious), but now I'm wondering how to get rid of it when the time comes... Does anyone know?

All the "poll" options seem to have vanished now that it's up there. And no, I didn't put an expiration date on it.

 

[The Shadow]

Alas, SP had a nasty bout of flu last night and wasn't up to gaming. He does have the evening free tonight, so if it turns out to be the 24 hour kind, we'll game then.