Text ♫ Combat Links PSA

[fiddlestick]

Hey guys!

So a lot of you know me from my enchanted food (still on sale by the way), but that's not only thing I can do. In my other life, I was part of a test program with some other military students for this technology (or magic-technology, I guess) called combat linking. Basically, it allows two people to sync up during battle and be aware of their partner's status and intent at all times during a fight.

Last April, that tech showed up in Retrospec. It's part of a free downloadable app called CLS. I've spent the past month doing test runs on it (thanks to everyone who helped!), and it seems to be pretty close to the real thing, though I did notice it gave a boost in power that my other self didn't seem to get. Which since this city and the other regions can get pretty dangerous sometimes, I think it could really be a useful tool to give people an edge in a fight.

That said, the tech isn't perfect. It only has a range of a 100 yards, and it won't work if your phone isn't on, or if you're not training or fighting for some reason. The link doesn't work so well if you don't know someone or don't get along with them. It can also be pretty distracting the first couple times you use it, since you're picking on someone else's emotions and stuff, so I really recommend practicing before doing it in a real fight. And I could've sworn that on the phone version (I have a different device from Retrospec), I picked up on a few stray thoughts like those partner links in February -- but maybe I was imagining it. But at least unlike February, you can turn these links off at anytime and choose your partner, thank goodness.

Anyway, I just wanted to bring it up since I think it could be useful for people, and John expressed interest in utilizing it in the coalition group. If you have any questions, I can try to answer them? I'll also be practicing with it this month if anyone wants to join me...once I find a good location that can handle magic spells being thrown around, anyway.

Thanks everyone!

[OOC: More info on combat links can be found here!]

Comments

[usurpers]

I think I found a place.

[fiddlestick]

Really? Where?

[usurpers]

I’m 100% sure it wasn’t there before but it looks like a dome.
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that’s the inside. it’s huge and pretty empty beyond a spot that looks like mountains. i can shift in there.

[fiddlestick]

Holy crap.
What IS that place??
It almost looks like an indoor amusement park, but there's no tourist stuff?

You sure it'd be okay for us to train in there?

[nachetanya]

What about that one big stadium on the far side of town?

But huh...

I'm not sure I get this! It sounds interesting, though.

[fiddlestick]

Big stadium...?

[When does Elliot ever notice something used for sports or physical activity]

What part don't you get? Maybe I didn't explain it well enough.

[nachetanya]

That strange one with the big platform over the pool of water? I'm not sure what it's for.

Boost in power...? So it's something that makes people stronger, or more physically capable?

[complementing]

finally, an app that we can CHOOSE to download

[fiddlestick]

Haha, right?
And you can turn it off, it makes a world of difference.

[...Wait a second]

Minako! You're back on the app!

[complementing]

yeah

it was only one month, but it seems like I missed a lot, huh

(´•ω•`๑)

[invocate]

Huh. I remember those partner links from February. They were pretty weird. But when you explain it like this, they make a lot more sense.

I kind of want to try it out with someone.

[fiddlestick]

Haha, yeah those links in February left a lot to be desired. I'm glad I got the partner I did, but I don't think it benefited anyone. These are pretty different.

You should! It works great with friends, but I could train with you if you don't have anyone in mind.

[invocate]

Especially when you are overhearing thoughts of someone you do not know very well. And there are awkward things happening...

[LOOKING AT YOU FUTUBA.]

I do have someone in mind actually. We have fought together a few times now, and I think the combat link would work for us.

[openhanded]

Whoa, that's cool! It sounds kind of like how I fought in my other life, except with less magical contracts. I just installed the app.

The dojo's not the best place for magic, and my real sword techniques are kind of unsafe for small spaces... Sorry I don't have any ideas on that front.

[fiddlestick]

Wow, so you'd get linked through magical contracts? I haven't heard of that one before!

Yeah...pretty sure my magic would cause a lot of property damage in a dojo. But Eren and I are gonna check out this dome that popped up recently! He think it has potential!

[openhanded]

Yep! I can give you more details in person if you like. I can't give you any demonstrations though, since Mikleo went back to how he was before.

[There's a lot of sacrifice involved in being a seraph. Sometimes literally.]

We have a dome? Did it pop up while everything was invisible?

[megatechbody]

Does this only work with people who know magic, or does it work with anyone, so long as they're partnered up?

[fiddlestick]

I think it works on anyone? My boyfriend could use it, and he's definitely no wizard.

[Sure he could shift into a titan, but that's not magic]

[megatechbody]

Alright, so it's mostly designed around the app.

Once we get enough people using it, do you think it might be worth seeing if it's possible to alter some of the features? Expanding the range might be a good idea considering how frequent separation seems to be an issue.

[strawberrypunch]

It works with anyone?

[Whoa...]

[fiddlestick]

Yeah!

Though probably not non-app users...they might not get it.

[strawberrypunch]

Ill try it

I dont fight with other people often though

[Wonder how this will turn out... But it's got to be worth a try.]

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[naught_again]

You seem to have skipped pretty fuckin quickly over the whole military test program thing.
Was that really not a huge deal for you?
Didn't expect that from a musician and all.

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[fiddlestick]

Oh, well...
It's not that it's not important
But I didn't think my feelings were relevant to the PSA?

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[naught_again]

Your feelings are the only reason I'd even consider trying something like this out.
Everybody already knows way more about me - or can find out, if they care - than I want.
Sharing thoughts with someone else sounds terrifying.