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[UPDATE] Scarlett's Story - November 11th

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galvanic vestibular stimulation??? --- whooooo!!!!! --- i like some of that

shes gotta go -- great news -- could be both exciting and an education
GO GO GO

[Mokey Fraggle]

It might be great for us, but would it be great for her? This whole thing sounds shadier and shadier...

For instance, if they knew about the confusion machine, why did Allain bring Scarlett and friends along, knowing they were unprotected?

Also, I'm pretty sure the injury on Brede's leg was described as

[doublecross]

The confusion thing sounds rather like an episode of 'Black Hole High', which my 10-year-old daughter likes!

[sixblueten]

I'm with Mokey. I think our hero is in big trouble on this one. She should take the rigged key and run. Then she can replicate the key for her compadres, return, and enjoy safety in numbers.

[vortex-5]

I think that might be a good idea, who knows kurt might show some interest since he's been doing boring work for violet this whole time.

I think we were a bit rash and didn't try and warn scarlett until it was too late last time, I don't want to see scarlett put herself at unessicary risk again. Let's not be rash.

[Mokey Fraggle]

Of course, it is rather a long trip for her to get out there. I don't really expect her to come up with an excuse for going out again. Not sure where to go on this one, especially since she's so flatly against us telling Violet.

[uneasyjd]

A slick story explaining her absence, a gizmo that blew up Allain's key, a 'confusion' field around a super-secret installation - Scarlett might as well get measured for her coffin.

[perplexed]

[sixblueten]

More reading on acoustic weaponry (which was used in Gulf War I by U.S. forces, but not reported on. However, soldiers on the ground took tales of this wonder weapon home with them.), for kicks: Project Squid

[locqust]

I think the more you become unbalanced your brain spends more time trying to work out whats going on and correcting itself.
This could confuse the brain enough that it wants a reboot and you black out???

or

perhaps they got so unbalanced they hit their heads on low hanging branches which knocked them out or gave them a concussion??

my limited medical knowledge reasoning there

[neuromancer]

OK, this may be a plot hole, or not...but if there's a confuzzling ray spreading its waves within a radius of Viendenbourg, how come the 'rescue' guys that found Scarlett, etc weren't affected??


Oh, if you want some proof of what perplexed said about remote galvanic vestibular stimulation, you can try this.


1. Get a 9V battery, and a standard PP9 (9v battery) connector, with the wires exposed

2. Attach one wire to your forehead and the other to a certain part of your ear. Do this WHILE STANDING. The result will be that you lean over to that side. OK, so you don't get confused, but you won't be able to stop it happening, well at least not the first time you do it.

For the record, I'm not a suicidal battery junkie or anything, I just know this from my VR module (we're experimenting with this principle as part of fully-immersive environment simulation).


DISCLAIMER: You do the test of your own, free will. Any side-effects are NOT MY FAULT!!!

[JebJoya]

^^ What is the "certain part of the ear"? I've got the battery and wires prepped

Jeb

[tanner]

hey guys -- dont wimp out

we need more info = she goes in

think of the mission

and anyway she might like some vestibular stimulation

[Brian Morton]

I think it's her vestibule and she can stimulate all she wants! But seriously, the way this plot is panning out (young girl grows up in a James Bond like mission and falls for some misunderstood/moody youth. It reeks of the Disney Channel.) We should endorse her to go and confront the ancient city. (Cue thunder and scary music) That or call Hilary Duff to the rescue.