May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

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May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:22 pm

Ms. McManus had allowed a few last uses of Cerebro in the latest investigations before allowing the refit crew in to work their magic. Among the crew were not only those performing the physical upgrades, but a team of telepaths specializing in nullification, employed to safely scrub the psi-residue from the chamber. At present, Ms. McManus was double-checking their reports to verify if they could be dismissed. In the center of the chamber, a tank of sorts was being constructed, tubing leading to it presumably to pump fluid into it.
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:02 pm

Miles whistled, slowly.

"Pretty fancy."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:06 pm

"And necessary. The power of the unit Charles installed here was without question, but the utility of it was rather dubious."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:08 pm

"Dubious? In what way?"
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:41 pm

"Charles had intended to make the interface more intuitive by allowing it to imprint the mind of the user. However, that meant an uphill climb any time you switched users."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:50 pm

"Well, with our rate of turnover, that can't be good."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:04 pm

"Even without that, it's not inconceivable we might need more than one telepath able to use it."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:06 pm

Miles shrugged. "We've always gotten by until now."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:07 pm

"We've been lucky. Asters was the one attuned to it. What if we'd needed it while he was in Genosha?"
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:55 pm

"Indeed. A poor system.

So, how does the new one work?"
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:57 pm

"The fluid medium will act as an interface between the telepath and the dome. As a result, the fluid will experience some imprinting, but nothing quite so lasting as what the dome did."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:02 pm

"And only telepaths can use it, yes?"
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:04 pm

"To its fullest potential, at least."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:09 pm

"Oh? So we could stick, say, Ryan Gabriel in the tank and have it work?" Miles asked, interested.
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:12 pm

"With greatly reduced range, and none of the capabilities related to augmenting telepathy."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:12 pm

"Very interesting," Miles nodded. "I don't believe the old one did that."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:18 pm

"This particular one didn't, but it's a feature we've had before."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:22 pm

"Well, true," he mused.
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:41 pm

"We'll be retaining the helmet interface for non-telepaths, though."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:43 pm

"That makes sense, yes."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:55 pm

"Best not force oxygenated liquid into someone's lungs if we don't have to, aye?"
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:56 pm

"I dunno, sounds like a fun afternoon."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:57 pm

"Weird fellow, Miles."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:12 pm

"Fairly certain that's why Dom hired me."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Samantha McManus » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:25 pm

"Fairly certain I don't want to hear about any arrangements between you and Dom involving watersports."
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Re: May 11th - Overseeing the Cerebro refitting

Postby Miles Cross » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:26 pm

"Fairly certain that wasn't what I was implying."
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