Hmm. Some interesting ideas, Sirrocco. I'm going to have to sit down and consider them, and see where I might want to run with them.
*grin* For the Speed strain - while I might get something, who knows WHAT it might do. It might just enhance computers normally....but any computers so enhanced might share a common quirk: anyone who uses the computer for more than 10 minutes or so goes into an extreme caffeine buzz, or something like that. It'd take consideration, and it'll probably be a while before I have to figure that one out, at any rate.
Voices of the Gods - it could just be noises caused by a quirk of the handwavium, too....but you're right, there's no way to tell and it's a matter of faith. I'd probably tend to treat it as real, because it feels real. So, if the AIs started mentioning things that the Voices told them...well, as I said, I'll have to think on it, see what I can come up with.
*grin* I DO like the idea of the intelligent swords/weapons to help out Fen who might not know how to fight that well themselves. And actually....the 'take control of my arms' bit wouldn't be that hard, if there's an AI in the sword, or so I'm thinking. Have computer circuitry embedded in the hilt of a sword, along with a plate/connection for a neural induction circuit. At least set up the basis for it. AI wakes up, can connect through neural inductance with the arm. How much it could do, I don't know...but I can see possibilities. How much it would actually KNOW about swordplay....again, good question. Maybe the handwavium has a lot more data than we've even considered? Still...I can see ways to do it if people want to try it. *chuckles* I need to find out a few things to see exactly how the Jason will react to the Reaver situation. Once I know that, I can figure out the details for the ritual, and post it here, and people can decide on the final outcome. Thanks for the input, and the ideas to consider.
*grin* For the Speed strain - while I might get something, who knows WHAT it might do. It might just enhance computers normally....but any computers so enhanced might share a common quirk: anyone who uses the computer for more than 10 minutes or so goes into an extreme caffeine buzz, or something like that. It'd take consideration, and it'll probably be a while before I have to figure that one out, at any rate.
Voices of the Gods - it could just be noises caused by a quirk of the handwavium, too....but you're right, there's no way to tell and it's a matter of faith. I'd probably tend to treat it as real, because it feels real. So, if the AIs started mentioning things that the Voices told them...well, as I said, I'll have to think on it, see what I can come up with.
*grin* I DO like the idea of the intelligent swords/weapons to help out Fen who might not know how to fight that well themselves. And actually....the 'take control of my arms' bit wouldn't be that hard, if there's an AI in the sword, or so I'm thinking. Have computer circuitry embedded in the hilt of a sword, along with a plate/connection for a neural induction circuit. At least set up the basis for it. AI wakes up, can connect through neural inductance with the arm. How much it could do, I don't know...but I can see possibilities. How much it would actually KNOW about swordplay....again, good question. Maybe the handwavium has a lot more data than we've even considered? Still...I can see ways to do it if people want to try it. *chuckles* I need to find out a few things to see exactly how the Jason will react to the Reaver situation. Once I know that, I can figure out the details for the ritual, and post it here, and people can decide on the final outcome. Thanks for the input, and the ideas to consider.