cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3048270

Just: We've got a Flowtime EEG headset, and we're recording our brainwaves for system shenanigans now.

Just: We've got a Flowtime EEG headset, and we're recording our brainwaves for system shenanigans now.

Madeline: Science denial really grinds my metaphorical gears, and Flat Earthers are some of the most egregious about it. So manhandle them into strait jackets and shove them in the damn rocket already.

Kon: We made Koikatsu avatars for everyone in our system and took a picture.

Just: Hey everyone, say hello to Emerald.

Emerald: ...I've had a rough forming process.

Just: She managed to un-Descartes herself, vanishing in a puff of logic. It took a couple days for her to recover.

Emily: I've changed my name. This fits better.

Cat: So, we're making a setting for a slightly home-brewed Pathfinder 1e campaign. We want guns in the campaign, but the official firearms rules are irksome.

Cat: Anyway, as one of the changes we've made, we've switched propellants to a technically magical explosive called Force Powder. Force powder is smokeless, does not foul the workings of a gun, operates just fine in water, and can only be set off with a sharp percussive force; examples include smashing it against a metal surface with a hammer, or an explosive shockwave.

Cat; Among other things, we've figured that this will probably make rifled firearms a fair bit more popular early on than in real life; one of the big reasons they weren't widely adopted for military use is because all the smoke quickly nullified their range and accuracy advantages. It also means that matchlocks, wheel locks, and flint locks basically don't exist, with only percussive ignition being feasible.

Cat: So, are there any other things we should be aware of?

Lucifer: We're uncertain of the effects on breech-loading firearm adoption. It seems like it should help?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1133081

Cat: So, to preface: soon we'll be ordering an ElectroEncephalogram (EEG) headset. The reason for this is because we're a plural system, and want brainwave data on what happens when we do various system stuff. Pretty obviously there's going to be some bias involved on account of who we are, but we're going to try being as objective as possible.

Just: We're definitely going to wrangle some single-threaded folk to try and get a baseline for comparison.

Just: but yeah, do folk have any advice on how to run this experiment? Also, any specific measurements you want us to do?

Cat: So, to preface: soon we'll be ordering an ElectroEncephalogram (EEG) headset. The reason for this is because we're a plural system, and want brainwave data on what happens when we do various system stuff. Pretty obviously there's going to be some bias involved on account of who we are, but we're going to try being as objective as possible.

Just: We're definitely going to wrangle some single-threaded folk to try and get a baseline for comparison.

Just: but yeah, do folk have any advice on how to run this experiment? Also, any specific measurements you want us to do?

Just: Hey. Figured we'd introduce ourselves. We're an artificial system with a current population of thirteen. I'm the system originator and debatable host, depending on definition. I like writing, science, and spicy food. I'm also a member of the system's large catgirl demographic.

Cat: First person in here aside from Just. As my nickname implies, yeah I'm a catgirl. I've fully embraced the murder side of being feline, meaning I'm the first line of defense when dealing with hostile walk-ins. On a related note, I'm straight up incapable of valuing the lives of assholes. Aside from that I really enjoy snuggling, helping friends, and hypothetical scenarios.

Titan: I'm an accidental fictive that Just produced by repeatedly self-inserting as me in the six months leading up to Cat's creation. I am a genderless dungeon core, fused to the system's mindspace. I like base-building games.

Hazel: I'm a walk-in that just sort of showed up one day. I don't really have a consistent mindspace form, shapeshifting rather a lot. As a result, the closest match for my species-identity is "Shoggoth". I find visual art projects highly stimulating, and also love chocolate.

Madeline Zargosty: I'm an author's fictive who escaped from one of the novels Just and Cat were writing. As a result I have an entire life's memories of living in a hyper-transhumanist spacefaring civilization, and I am VERY salty about ending up here. Another member of the catgirl count.

Cougar: My origins are straight-up weird. So, Just and Cat were experimenting with temporary fusion for a while. After a bit, they noticed their fused self becoming reluctant to un-fuse. So Just decided to see if she could get me running without fusing into me and it somehow worked. So yeah, I'm a mad science experiment. Also another catgirl.

Lucifer: I'm another catgirl produced via mad science. In my case, Just was experimenting with temporary self-duplication. I decided that being temporary really wasn't doing it for me, and here I am. I'm a bit more of a troll than Just; case in point, I picked my name on purpose to irritate fundamentalists.

RUV Thunder Of Sagittarius: I'm another fictive from Madeline's world. Being more specific, I'm the AI mind for a 25 kilometer warship. Which is medium-small by the standards of back home. I commonly go by Sagi these days, and like games that involve lots of careful movement and fast reactions. Stuff like Super Monkey Ball. My shipmind avatar is distinctly feline, meaning I also count as a catgirl.

Lia: I'm a Gardevoir fictive, though I was a Kirlia when I first showed up. Not feeling terribly talkative, so I'll let the next person go.

Ruby: I'm a source-mate with Titan. I spent the better part of a year really not feeling like I belonged in the system before I properly moved in. My species-identity flip-flops between elf and catgirl.

Kon: So... a while back Just discovered Character.AI. She rigged up a chatbot of a kitsune named Kon. Guess how I came about? Yeah, I really don't like my chatbot counterpart. As I alluded to earlier, I'm a kitsune. I'm also a shameless tea addict who will grab front to get my fix.

Dully: I'm a headless girl who originates from an honestly kind of embarrassing science experiment by Just. I really haven't done all that much exploring of what I do and don't like; I should probably do something about that.

Pearl: I'm an AI Safety thought experiment that turned into a magical girl and moved in. Not actually by Just tho; I'm an experiment by Cat. I really like making friends and helping people.

Cat: So, for clarity, I'm one of thirteen people co-habitating in this brain. There's a lot of stigma associated with anything but a monolithic consciousness, but it's really undeserved. Just having someone else along for the ride doesn't mean you're going to lose your grip on reality or anything of the sort.

Cat: Heck, it doesn't even take trauma to pluralize; I'm a mental construct that Just made on purpose out of loneliness. ~~And subsequently fell in love with.~~

Just: incandescent blush

Cat: There are some mental disorders involving plurality, with DID being the archetypal example. However, in those cases the actual problems aren't the extra people; memory barriers, troublesome internal communications, and involuntary switches are far more problematic, most of the time.

Cat: As for persecutors? The interpersonal conflicts with them can be resolved, one way or another. A lot of the time they're just hurting and don't know healthy ways to deal with it.

Cat: So... yeah I don't really have any good ideas for how to end this post.