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Adrían Aldana ([personal profile] adrii) wrote in [community profile] veilbreak2026-02-03 08:53 am
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This has already been approved by Verin and leadership. This is not a debate on if we should. It is a debate on how.

We will be going forward with additional experimentation to further stabilise the Neuroclast. To do this, we will be taking volunteers among those who have had an implant that is not TIF. The process will include baseline and progressive scans, temporary monitored linking to the Veil and exponentially increasing exposure to experimental Neuroclast packets while simultaneously stimulating the dorsolateral and ventrolateral PAG when disconnecting from it. The goal is to get below a 4% risk of side effects when disrupting or destroying a node.

This procedure is not without risk, and the risks include: chronic pain (headaches/migraines, shooting or radiating pain stemming from the neck down), paralysis/spastic limbs, death.

Volunteers would need to understand and accept the risks as well as undergo a thorough psychological examination. We would need 3-5 volunteers, and where to source those volunteers is the current issue at hand. My personal preference would be to take volunteers from onboard Mnemosyne. Others have suggested we take volunteers from the unVeiled cities. There is also an option for a mixture from both.

Neither sourcing is without risk. We already operate at a resource deficit, and taking agents further increases that deficit. If that volunteer is in a leadership role, we risk years of knowledge and experience. If we take from the cities, it's a security risk to bring them onboard. Propaganda will spread further of us being like the Architects in that we are choosing not to experiment from within.

We're leaving it up you all to decide how we source volunteers. Again, this will be happening, so spare me the ethics debate of experimenting on humans. If there was another way, chances are we've already tried it.

NIKO.
What's going on with you and Domingo? The flirting is obnoxious. Just fuck already.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like an improvement over an evening of self-flagellation.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
If you have more carnal offers I won't begrudge you your preferences, but if I can help you, I'd like to.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
Let's check in with a quick status update concerning the handful of lovers I have aboard this ship.

1. Philip: understandably spiraling because his pilots are volunteering left and right.
2. Aziz: one of the aforementioned pilots. Will not listen to reason about this.
3. Adrían: LOATHES me and will never SPEAK to me again Unavailable.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
It's feasible that you and Philip could seek solace in each other, especially since I've been informed your room will be a single for the tonight.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
I'd considered it, but it feels [...] wrong somehow when Adrían likely needs the company (even if he doesn't want our company.)
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'm at your disposal.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Just to read or are you offering to pinch hit?
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[...] Nikola. How
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
To be clear, I'm grateful for your company in any way I can get it.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
When I said "When," this isn't what I'd anticipated.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Forget I said anything about it.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
How much of a tangible improvement would it make to your day and state of mind?
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
You're considering it.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
[...] I'm weighing my options, yes.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Even though this isn't how I'd anticipated [...] meeting again, I'm willing to admit I care about you more than I do the idea of being quite so unyielding about my daydreams.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
The reality will be much better than whatever you've been imagining.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That isn't what worr I wouldn't doubt for a second. [...] This won't be my When. This is an extenuating circumstance where I'll give you what you need, and happily so, but I'm not setting a precedent. [...] I still need more time.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[...] Understood. A one off.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. [...] And I have an early appointment with Med tomorrow which I will unfortunately need to be at least halfway functional for.
Edited (he's never felt so old as "i'd love to bang forever but i have to go to the dr") 2026-02-04 13:44 (UTC)
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't make any promises on that front.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
They've told me to be well-rested and to try to relax before I come in and I don't believe they're allowed to be particular if I can give them one of two.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
The sooner you get over here, the better. I intend to make the most of this.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] loculus 2026-02-04 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
You can wait long enough for me to shower.
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dominiko.

[personal profile] oneirophrenic 2026-02-04 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't take too long.

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