Gamma Emission:
Nucleosynthesis
What a difference a day can make. Granted I still have clothing problems, and my monetary situation hasn't improved all that much, but things are
definitely improving on the boyfriend front. I met him while investigating a rather disturbing trend in freakshow activity and we got along like gangbusters.
We chatted while we waited for the walking toasters to try their inevitable energizer bunny impression, and I found out he isn't bothered by my radioactive
tendencies (It was at this point of the night that my libido firmly reclassified him from 'dependable teammate that does nice things to a pair of
jeans' to 'foxtrot uniform charlie kilo'). What followed was pummeling on freakshow peppered with complimentary innuendo, a quick post-combat break
to clean up, dinner with large side of suggestive conversation, and a much more enjoyable form of recreation safely ensconced behind the lead shielding at my
apartment.
Explaining to my Hero Corps contact this morning that, no I hadn't joined the Circle of Thorns, wasn't fun; especially once she clued into what had
happened. (Apparently a fellow tenant had heard something, saw the 'spooky green glow' leaking out from under the door, and immediately jumped to the
wrong conclusion). But she was nice enough to classify it as a 'Unexpected Power Manifestation', which means that they foot the bill for a new bed as
long as I get a medical checkup later this week. On the plus side I now have a bed that doesn't act like a night light, on the down side enduring the
extensive physical later won't be fun. I swear there is a lab tech who is convinced the bacteria in my gut are the solution to the worlds nuclear waste
problems.
So now I get to sit on my new bed and sort through everything in my bedroom and see what is salvageable, while ignoring how delightfully sore I am in all the
right places. I have come up with a few conclusions:
1) I need better shielding in the bedroom, as everything within 4 feet of the bed is now going in big radioactive waste container
2) The use of accelerated metabolism last night was both my best and worst idea ever
2a) whomever does a comprehensive study on how powers can be applied to the bedroom will become the next Alfred Kinsey
3) Afterglow is a far too literal term in my case.
4) I'm calling in a favor from one of the mages at the hospital, I need sheets that will block all electromagnetic radiation above the visible spectrum. I
don't care if the spell turns them purple.
5) The fact that this looks to be a long term relationship is far too cool to contemplate.
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Since I have had several people ask about the clothing issue in game I figured I'd lay out my logic here.
Gamma's clothing slowly becomes more radioactive the longer she uses her powers while wearing it (and no, fighting skyclad isn't an option).
At some point they become radioactive enough that even if she isn't outputting anything, walking around poses a health risk to those nearby.
The less cloth there is to absorb radiation, the longer it takes to reach that danger point (a thick bulky sweater has more mass, and therefore will absorb
radiation faster, than a cutoff t-shirt)
Clothing that is enchanted to not absorb (block) all radiation would cut down on her abilities far to much (and it is a ways outside of her price range)
Clothing that is enchanted to not absorb (let it pass through) all radiation has a nasty habit of being see through, and hence defeating it's main purpose.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
Nucleosynthesis
What a difference a day can make. Granted I still have clothing problems, and my monetary situation hasn't improved all that much, but things are
definitely improving on the boyfriend front. I met him while investigating a rather disturbing trend in freakshow activity and we got along like gangbusters.
We chatted while we waited for the walking toasters to try their inevitable energizer bunny impression, and I found out he isn't bothered by my radioactive
tendencies (It was at this point of the night that my libido firmly reclassified him from 'dependable teammate that does nice things to a pair of
jeans' to 'foxtrot uniform charlie kilo'). What followed was pummeling on freakshow peppered with complimentary innuendo, a quick post-combat break
to clean up, dinner with large side of suggestive conversation, and a much more enjoyable form of recreation safely ensconced behind the lead shielding at my
apartment.
Explaining to my Hero Corps contact this morning that, no I hadn't joined the Circle of Thorns, wasn't fun; especially once she clued into what had
happened. (Apparently a fellow tenant had heard something, saw the 'spooky green glow' leaking out from under the door, and immediately jumped to the
wrong conclusion). But she was nice enough to classify it as a 'Unexpected Power Manifestation', which means that they foot the bill for a new bed as
long as I get a medical checkup later this week. On the plus side I now have a bed that doesn't act like a night light, on the down side enduring the
extensive physical later won't be fun. I swear there is a lab tech who is convinced the bacteria in my gut are the solution to the worlds nuclear waste
problems.
So now I get to sit on my new bed and sort through everything in my bedroom and see what is salvageable, while ignoring how delightfully sore I am in all the
right places. I have come up with a few conclusions:
1) I need better shielding in the bedroom, as everything within 4 feet of the bed is now going in big radioactive waste container
2) The use of accelerated metabolism last night was both my best and worst idea ever
2a) whomever does a comprehensive study on how powers can be applied to the bedroom will become the next Alfred Kinsey
3) Afterglow is a far too literal term in my case.
4) I'm calling in a favor from one of the mages at the hospital, I need sheets that will block all electromagnetic radiation above the visible spectrum. I
don't care if the spell turns them purple.
5) The fact that this looks to be a long term relationship is far too cool to contemplate.
------
Since I have had several people ask about the clothing issue in game I figured I'd lay out my logic here.
Gamma's clothing slowly becomes more radioactive the longer she uses her powers while wearing it (and no, fighting skyclad isn't an option).
At some point they become radioactive enough that even if she isn't outputting anything, walking around poses a health risk to those nearby.
The less cloth there is to absorb radiation, the longer it takes to reach that danger point (a thick bulky sweater has more mass, and therefore will absorb
radiation faster, than a cutoff t-shirt)
Clothing that is enchanted to not absorb (block) all radiation would cut down on her abilities far to much (and it is a ways outside of her price range)
Clothing that is enchanted to not absorb (let it pass through) all radiation has a nasty habit of being see through, and hence defeating it's main purpose.
-Terry
-----
"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy