What does the Scouter Say about his Power Level...?

[actuallyselfish]

[1]

[Locked to Ken]

One sunny, lazy afternoon, you receive a communique from your mechanic.

"Hello, is this thing transmitting...? Hey Ken! Dido here! I set up a bunch of equipment in Hanger 3 for measuring Sol Energy and medical readouts!

Wanna experiment with Ki sensing and manipulation, like we talked about? I've got some cool experiments planned out! And protein bars, if you're hungry!"

[2]

[Open to everyone, particularly aliens, monsters, Ki-wielding martial artists, and dour pilots with demon arms!]

Those of you who find yourselves walking along one of the Saikhama base hallways stumble across an interesting sight!

Ken, the Ninja boy wonder, is sitting on a mat on the north side of the hall, wearing a blindfold and headphones. Dido stands by him, clutching a small walkie talky. She speaks into it as you pass by:

"Okay, Ken: does this person have any Ki? Describe what it feels like aloud! Any colors, tastes or, uh, tingles to it?"

[Feel free to describe what Ken senses with his fledgling Ki-sense...or even if he senses anything]

Comments

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[tiger_ken]

...Sure, I guess.

[And so, Ken makes his way to the hangar, switching into his training gear. He looks around a bit, seeming uncertain...

But then, closing his eyes, he seems to focus...

And then raises his finger, pointing towards wherever Dido may be.]

Are you sure this will work?

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[actuallyselfish]

"Maybe?" Dido says with a shrug. "I mean this is cutting edge science mixed with a big of Feng Shui. The results will probably be unpredictable."

She claps politely when Ken points her out, and marks something down on a clipboard.

"Alright. You can sense my presence in the room. But is that Ki sense, or simply hyper sensitive hearing and touch?"

She turns around and walks over to a beer cooler. She cracks it open and lifts out several black cylinders with gold trim running along their sides.

"Could you help me set these up around the room? I've got an experiment in mind!"

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[tiger_ken]

I... don't completely know, honestly. But it does feel like you're there...

[Ken mutters something else under his breath as he picks up and looks at the cylinders.]

And... these are...?

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[actuallyselfish]

You feel a sharp humming sensation when you pick one up, a hum that sends a surge of coolness through your bloodstream.

"Careful now." Dido says, cradling the cylinders under her arms delicately. "These are Sol Energy Capacitors, fully charged. They were meant as a backup power source for the Solego, but..."

Her voice chokes off. "Anyways. Could you place them at random spots on the floor?"

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[tiger_ken]

I always wondered how the machines themselves managed to wield such power...

[[Ken nods slightly as he more delicately picks up some more, before moving them about the area.]

I'm going to guess this has to do with your little experiment?

2)

[not_a_prize]

Uh... what's going on?

[Well Ken... what you feel is... certainly quite different. It was wild and energetic, like it refused to be restrained and it felt 'loud' to anyone with a ki sense. It was a bright blue - like the sort you'd see on a clear sky. It was probably not best to look at her with that ki sense so much, not because it was like looking at the sun... but because it was essentially like taking a mallet to the face... repeatedly.]

Re: 2)

[actuallyselfish]

"Shhh!" Dido says, holding a finger to her lips. "This is an very serious experiment!"

Re: 2)

[tiger_ken]

I'm... trying to sense ki, or whatever someone's equivalent is.

[Ken seems to twitch visibily, lowering his head as if to glance away.]

Your... your ki is different. Vast and... blue, not like mine or Dido's or anyone else born under our sun's light...

Curious.

[not_a_prize]

Wait... you can do that? I thought it was something only people with decades of training could-

[Peola stumbled over her words, when Ken said the next bit... it was like a gigantic trainwreck of babbling. Peola barely managed to get a hold of herself]

Er... are you sure? Maybe you could check someone else too! I mean, there's nothing special about me.

[CRAPCRAPCRAPCRAPCRAPCRAPCRAP]

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[jianai]

I'm sorry?

[Ren walks in closer. This is a hard read. You're getting really mixed signals.]

I thought "ki" is life force that binds us all, speaking metaphorically. As in, any living being has one.

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[tiger_ken]

Well... I suppose by this point, what I mean in saying 'ki' is a bit different from what others might say.

[Ken pauses to explain, feeling... slightly confused.]

Twenty years ago, an enemy force emerged from another dimension. It wielded 'Void Energy', a kind of antithesis force to Sol energy, which is basically solar energy, but particular to our native star of Sol. Because all energy on Earth - barring geothermal power - stems from the sun, nearly all life holds and produces it.

Consequently though, 'ki' for anyone born on Earth wouldn't be the same as that of someone from another world, whose star would be different from ours. Or in the case of the autobots, who have a different form of energy entirely, they have something akin to ki, but not ki...

I-Its a little complicated I'll admit. I suppose you could consider it all 'ki', but different kinds and flavours, like... like... Ice Cream.

[That strange, strange explanation aside...]

You're... odd, though.

[jianai]

Ahh, I see. I did not realize the principles were so specific.

I was born under the same sun as you and everyone else, I wonder why would my "ki" be odd.

[tiger_ken]

That's what I'm trying to figure out. It could be... something about you affecting it. I mean, I haven't been trying to sense how the ki of animals works, just humans, so...

[Ken pauses as he realises an unintended way to take his words.]

N-Not saying you're like an animal, just... different, at some level, which could play in.

2

[63rd_shockwave]

...

[Sarah stops and watches the pair.]

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[actuallyselfish]

"Hey Sara!" Dido calls out, cheerfully waving. "Oh man, you came just in time! Ken's training his Ki Sense by sensing bystanders!"

She coughs. "Uh, you have any pointers for him?"

Re: 2

[tiger_ken]

Hm...

It would help if she opened her ki... right now, despite her power, its like a small flame, kept under total control...

And entirely too late...

[63rd_shockwave]

Oh, so this is that friend.

I dunno, just...concentrate? I was never good at that control stuff. Took me forever to stop burning my clothes off when I went all out...

[Sarah snaps her fingers, and a small flame, like that of a cigarette lighter, appears above her hand. It's still all very controlled, but it's a bit more visible now.]

This good, or do you want me to start setting off fire alarms?

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[dolorous_sensei]

What are you doing?

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[actuallyselfish]

"A scientific experiment!" Dido answers. "Very precise and rigorous!" She nudges Ken.

"Alright, Ken: what do you sense with your mystical martial arts abilities? Would you describe it as...depressed or something?"

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[dolorous_sensei]

Wait, what's this scientific experiment about, again?

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[tiger_ken]

I'd say... its in turmoil yes, but more than that, its been... touched. Influenced by something outside its own. There's lingering traces of something... different.

2 - go go late response

[abugslife]

[And here comes someone who might be hard. Her ki is hard to feel to begin with, probably because it's so similar to the background noise insects usually leave when you're trying to perceive ki.]

Hmm? What are you trying to do?

Re: 2 - go go late response

[actuallyselfish]

"Hey Heph!" Dido says waving cheerfully. "Glad you showed. Finally we can determine whether or not Gebians have Ki!"

She nudges Ken. "So Ken! What's her power level?"

[abugslife]

If ki is a universal life force that all living creatures possess, it is safe to assume my people have it as well.

...Power level?

Low hanging fruit, I'll admit

[actuallyselfish]

"Aye!" Dido says. "We've been checking out the Ki of a bunch of people here! A lot of the martial artists have large amounts of Ki, Walt has Demon Ki...we even stumbled across a girl who had Blue Ki! Fancy that!"

She coughs. "And since Sol Energy and Ki are slightly related, I've been trying to measure people's Ki supply using Sol Energy Units."

She blinks. "Hmmm...I should have asked this already, but do the Gebians make a practice of channeling Ki in martial arts?"