@andy.anderson

[scythias]

Anyone here choose to not use the ability they were given for whatever reason? Or is it sometimes impossible to avoid using it?

I haven't figured out what mine is yet but I thought I'd just check in to see if they're easily controlled when you have figured them out or if they just pop off without preamble. Might be a little bit of a mood killer in certain situations if that were to happen.

Can you turn them off even if you can't actually turn them off?

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[scythias]

Very useful.

( god, she would have loved to have someone like him with her during a few missions. she doesn't want he power herself but that's very handy. )

You're not the type to use it for personal gain?

( tell the truth. )

[kinkprofessor]

I think so too.

And I am.
But not for the reasons most might think.
It was my work to find out about alien life so if I could compel said alien life to talk to me about themselves, it'd make my job much easier.

[ And, like, yeah the other reasons most might think but he has an image to maintain here thus far. ]

[scythias]

And you'd feel fine about that? Even if they didn't want to talk to you? Some people value their privacy.

[kinkprofessor]

Whether I would or wouldn't feel fine about it is irrelevant since it's my job.
I'd have to do it regardless if I was capable of it.
But this is all just hypothetical, of course.

[scythias]

Hypothetical, right.

( she's watching you, man. )

What do you think you could use this ability for here?

[kinkprofessor]

[ A good idea, honestly. ]

Information. Networking. There's a whole host of possibilities, really.
Though until I get a better handle on it, I plan to test where I can before actually offering to put it to any use.

[scythias]

Who do you plan on testing it with? Yourself? Would it even work on you?

[kinkprofessor]

I don't believe so.

Willing participants, perhaps.
Those who have given their consent to see how it works, how it could benefit them.
I still have some building up of my reputation to do before that though.

[scythias]

I don't think I'll be volunteering.
At least not right off.
It might be interesting to see how it works.

[kinkprofessor]

Understandable.
I'll keep you informed of my progress if you'd like.

[scythias]

Please.

( she might not want to experience that herself but she's curious. )

Might be very useful if you can get it under control.