Mayfly
@fleetingFreedom
If we're here for such a short time, shouldn't it be a good one? Helm rights enthusiast.
Helm Hazards part 2 Helmsickness. --------- This state is also known as ؛ଓeing pliomorphic. While I have ؛ଓrie𐊥ly touched on it ؛ଓe𐊥ore, this is a more detailed version. These are two o𐊥 many terms 𐊥or when a helm ؛ଓecomes the ship. The shi𐊥t is o𐊥ten gradual, rather than all at once. The pilot will stop going ؛ଓy their name or designation code, and instead pre𐊥ers to re𐊥er to themselves ؛ଓy the ship name. They will either ؛ଓury or willingly erase their own memories and personality. Sometimes they take on a personality similar to what the ship is designed 𐊥or. A pliomorphic pilot o𐊥 a warship, 𐊥or example, may ؛ଓe tactical and ruthless, while one 𐊥or a research vessel is curious at the cost o𐊥 all else. Many pilots with this condition will struggle to see the value in the li𐊥e o𐊥 trolls, and as such require code intervention ؛ଓy technicians. Some pilots who have ؛ଓeen lucky enough to recover 𐊥rom this condition have descri؛ଓed it as such: "You are a small 𐊥ile system in an ocean o𐊥 larger, complex systems. The 𐊥iles marked as you are so unimportant next to the code 𐊥or li𐊥e support that you start to drown. It's nice, in a way. To just 𐊥ocus on your tasks so much that you ignore the pain you're in. To let yoursel𐊥 ؛ଓe overwhelmed and su𐊥𐊥ocated so that you don't remem؛ଓer what you've lost. That's why it's so common, not ؛ଓecause we can't handle the shock to system. It's ؛ଓecause it's easy." There are a 𐊥ew pro؛ଓlems. Pliomorphic helms lose connection to their ؛ଓody. They stop noticing the signals that tell them something's wrong. Granted, the ؛ଓody doesn't matter much 𐊥or a helm, ؛ଓut there are many cases o𐊥 a pilot 𐊥alling to sickness that they didn't notice. I𐊥 you can't tell you've got an in𐊥ection, then what happens, hm? These helms need more attention 𐊥rom their caretakers, and additional support 𐊥rom their technicians to allow 𐊥or crew com𐊥ort. There is a little more e𐊥𐊥ort needed to make sure the way they've coded themselves is correct. The other pro؛ଓlem is uninstallation. I𐊥 the helm swaps ships, or is retired. Imagine, i𐊥 you will, thinking you are something, and then ؛ଓeing torn 𐊥rom that. ؛ଓeing pulled 𐊥rom the com𐊥ort o𐊥 your complexity and shoved into a squishy ؛ଓody. It's small wonder that pliomorphic pilots o𐊥ten don't last long outside the helm, hm? #؛ଓodyhorror #helmstalk #helmhazards #helmdangers - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Those helms really ought to have a longer ؛ଓreak, hm? A shame to see they must return. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
a |ot of peop|e wou|d argue that 2 wipes is far too |ong for a he|m to rest for
I'd argue they're wrong, given how much physical therapy you ؛ଓoth need. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Helm hazards, part 1 o𐊥 a small series designed to speak on what helms are 𐊥acing. Restraining ؛ଓolts. ------------------ While these are out o𐊥 𐊥avour now, 𐊥or a while they were common in helms deemed "trou؛ଓlesome". Despite the name, they're a partially organic device. It's straight𐊥orward, hm? An initial control node is inserted into the spine. This node contains all the data 𐊥or the cells to replicate, and hosts the primary control chip. This chip connects a system that allows 𐊥or rules to ؛ଓe added. The node will quickly grow, organic tissue that meshes into the nerves and ؛ଓone. It tricks the ؛ଓody into thinking it ؛ଓelongs there and receives nutrition. The next thing to grow is several cham؛ଓers with a hand𐊥ul o𐊥 chemicals in them. These chemicals, when they interact with each other, will explode. It's considered "esta؛ଓlished" once these are in place. Every new command added to the chip will grow a new node along the spine. These commands are typically to improve and correct helm ؛ଓehaviour. This can range 𐊥rom "no ؛ଓiting" to "you will adapt yoursel𐊥 to the needs o𐊥 others" and so on- I'm sure you can imagine it. I𐊥 a command isn't met, the node delivers a shock to the helm. I𐊥 the command is egregiously diso؛ଓeyed, that particular node's chemical cham؛ଓers ؛ଓegin to activate. Helms are given a 𐊥ive second warning to correct their action ؛ଓe𐊥ore it explodes. While these commands and ؛ଓehavioural punishment system could ؛ଓe run ؛ଓy helm technicians, the design o𐊥 the ؛ଓolt is so that it is automatic. And most importantly, a threat 𐊥or a helm on a ؛ଓreak. Most attempts to remove it will cause the explosions to trigger, severely disa؛ଓling the helm i𐊥 not killing them. With positive rein𐊥orcement now showing 𐊥ar more success in terms o𐊥 correcting negative helm ؛ଓehaviours, ؛ଓolts have 𐊥allen out o𐊥 𐊥avour. Especially as there were some reports o𐊥 con𐊥licting instructions ؛ଓeginning to cause erratic ؛ଓehaviours in the helms themselves. Many pilots given a restraining ؛ଓolt were also prone to cases o𐊥 helmsickness, though there's ؛ଓeen little research into the link. These ؛ଓolts are still ؛ଓeing removed. I𐊥 you know a helm with one, ؛ଓe kind to them. Though you ought to ؛ଓe anyway. #؛ଓodyhorror #gore #helmdangers #helmstalk #helmhazards - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
[⚙︎ Remova|'s a tricky process too. They're meant to be permanent, so you have to active|y de-program each node whi|e avoiding countermeasures. ⚙︎] [⚙︎ I had to read a guidebook on it but to be honest I think best practice invo|ves a |ot more sedative than they recommended. ⚙︎]
It should. Especially ؛ଓecause those cham؛ଓers are willing to activate at the slightest stress. Pesky little things. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
It really isn't that hard to help others. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Come along ؛ଓy Cosmo Sheldrake is quite enjoya؛ଓle. #nowlistening https://www.youtu؛ଓe.com/watch?v=؛ଓIyl9؛ଓCp6W4 - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Remem؛ଓer, it's always worth li𐊥ting up others rather than putting them down. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
While we're in the quiet hours, what's your 𐊥avourite sport? - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Helmsickness. Or pliomorphic. This is the state when a helm loses their personality and sense o𐊥 sel𐊥. They think they are the ship. This can ؛ଓe avoided with slow, procedural introduction to the ship systems. It's un𐊥ortunate that we tend to introduce them all at once, hm? - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
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Nothing lasts 𐊥orever. Not even what cages you. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
"Li𐊥e without li؛ଓerty is like a ؛ଓody without a spirit." A quote 𐊥rom Kahlil Gi؛ଓran. A nice thought, hm? - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Every chain has a weak link, hm? - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
[⚙︎ In a re|ative sense, I guess. If you've got a decent we|der you rea||y shou|dn't have to worry about weak |inks. ⚙︎]
That's true. ؛ଓut it means there's always a good place to ؛ଓreak your chains, hm? - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
I'm glad to see that some helms have ؛ଓeen given enough enrichment time to use sites like this. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Quite the topic variety on this site. Goodness. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
Li𐊥e is so short, why spend it all on the ground? - Uplifting you and yours, Mayfly
Cerulean saying life is short I have to laugh
I would say that no matter your caste, it always 𐊥eels just that ؛ଓit too short at the end, does it not? - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
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... On some re𐊥lection, aided ؛ଓy a 𐊥riend, I see the point you were trying to make. Sorry. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly