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Christobel Starsky / Commander Starscream ([personal profile] reapsthewind) wrote in [personal profile] theearth 2013-09-19 12:29 am (UTC)

Player: TealDeer
Character: Chris Starsky / Starscream
Reason for Echo: PRETTY PINK LIGHTS IN THE SKY
Type and tier: Tier 1; ability
What is returned: Chris will suddenly understand chemistry about as well as someone who graduated with an undergraduate degree in inorganic chemistry would. This has the following limitations:

> Organic chemistry? Derp? What do you mean, protein chains? Does not compute. Basically she will understand jack shit about any chemistry having to do with biology.

> Some bits will be related to dumb cartoons from the 80s super-sophisticated alien tech that might not actually function in this universe. Stuff like magic acid baths or... I mean you've seen 80s cartoons.

Player: TealDeer
Character: Chris Starsky
Reason for Echo: Following the buzzing noise to Turing Towers
Type and tier: Tier 1; ability
What is returned: Knowledge of advanced physics, including both astrophysics and quantum mechanics, as someone who had gotten an undergraduate degree in said thing. Chris already understands terrestrial physics pretty well, but from an engineering perspective.

With BOTH these things, given that what she's going to know is highly specialized, she probably wont' be able to ACT on the crazier ends of her knowledge without a large amount of specialized (and expensive) (and rare) equipment, of the type that gets you put on terrorist watch lists if you order the parts. For instance, being able to understand the most efficient method of traveling from Mars to Earth, or how to slingshot around a black hole safely, or how to use a particle accelerator? Yeah um, not all that practical.

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