Delita Podlam
@glaucusAmauros
O~ Half blind, half Sane, all ý̸̳̹̻̟̞̻̠͔̱͖̜͂̏͠t̷̮̜͍͎̳͇͖͈̹͇͉̦̲͋̽̅̇̄̉͐͊͠ḩ̵̢̦͔͚̦̘̹͍͇̱̭̳͚̓̐̃̒͊̐̉̾̇̈͑͝͝͝d̸̠͈̞̰̰̺̜̑͛͒͋͐͝ͅ. Captain of the Nembrotha II. Don't aSk what happened to the firSt one. ~O She/her
O~ I have not been on chittr in a little while. I have been... buSy. How are we all? ~O
Struggling through a family reunion cookout, you?
O~ That could be an ordeal I am Sure. At leaSt you get a nice meal, hopefully. I have been living on reheatableS for a long time So I would be diSappointed in Sympathy if your freShly cooked meat productS did not turn out deSirably. ~O
This isn't quite part o𐊥 the Helm Hazards series, ؛ଓut it is an addition to it. Early signs o𐊥 helmsickness. ------- There are many signs o𐊥 a pilot's slow descent into this state. The ones descri؛ଓed here are not an exhaustive list. - Name disconnect. A pilot may choose to start going ؛ଓy the name o𐊥 the ship, re𐊥using to respond to anything else. This is one o𐊥 the key signs o𐊥 helmsickness. Make sure to ask your helm their name on a regular ؛ଓasis, and i𐊥 they change it, ask why. - Memory gaps. As the pilot starts to lose themsel𐊥, they may su؛ଓconsciously delete memories o𐊥 their personal li𐊥e. These typically start with their youth and work towards more recent ones. 𐊥or any technicians, make sure to regularly ask your helm a؛ଓout their early li𐊥e i𐊥 they have not ؛ଓeen reset. -Sensory loss. As a pilot 𐊥alls into the code, they ؛ଓegin to disconnect 𐊥rom their ؛ଓody. A𐊥ter all, why listen with your ears when you have the microphones o𐊥 the ship? Why use your eyes when you have the cameras? Make sure to get your pilot to engage in their physical ؛ଓody every now and then, to ensure they remem؛ଓer it is there. - Speech changes. Your pilot may start to speak more 𐊥ormally, even in situations it doesn't need to. They may start to avoid contractions or showing too much emotion in their speech. They may pre𐊥er to speak through the ship speakers, rather than their voice, or 𐊥ind more 𐊥laws in how they sound. Make sure you encourage your helm to use their voice when possi؛ଓle. - Code changes. As they 𐊥orget themselves, you may notice your helm's custom code ؛ଓegins to deteriorate. 𐊥or example, they may 𐊥orget that crew mem؛ଓer A enjoys their quarters at a di𐊥𐊥erent temperature to crew mem؛ଓer ؛ଓ. Helm code starts to return to de𐊥aults, and technicians will have to implement code to allow 𐊥or these personalised adjustments again. While this is usually more annoying than anything, there have ؛ଓeen cases where helmsickness has lead to crew mem؛ଓer deaths. Make sure to check your helm's code regularly, and that they have at least some custom adjustments. - Personality changes This connects to the 𐊥irst two points. Speci𐊥ically, as the helm loses their name and memory, their personality will ؛ଓe lost. You may go 𐊥rom your kind and joking helm to a cold, ro؛ଓotic ؛ଓeing. This can ؛ଓe mitigated ؛ଓy regularly checking in with your helm. A good set o𐊥 questions is their name, their lusus, their age, and their 𐊥avourite thing to do. Make sure to keep track o𐊥 answer time and any changes- this is ultimately one o𐊥 the ؛ଓest ways to catch this early. @indolentCapacitator As you seemed interested in this topic. - Upli𐊥ting you and yours, May𐊥ly
O~ You know I have Seen helmSickneSS before. You know I am intimately familiar with the condition. You know I am looking for it. AS much trouble aS you give me, thiS will not happen to you. I Swear it. ~O
O~ It iS Something of a Sore Subject, but yeS. I have experienced thiS perSonally with my previouS helm. It waS not eaSy for either of uS. ~O
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O~ I feel like it iS indeed a good recipe for a headache of Some Sort. ~O
what will we do with a drunken sailor. early in the morning
O~ Leave them in a quiet room until they have recovered from their hangover like any Self SuSpecting Sea faring troll. ~O
i could be purple
kinda þad that i feel a lot better being in the helm that holiday waþ the longeþt perigee of my fucking LIFE
O~ You know it iS only becauSe you do not know how to enjoy yourSelf. ~O
i think i might get int0 stargazing 0r at least acquire s0me kn0wledge ab0ut it.
O~ BeSt of luck, I hope you enjoy it. There are So many incredible thingS out there if you chooSe to look. ~O
O~ The deep oneS have told me it iS time to return to the StarS. Our time on Alternia iS at itS end, for now at leaSt. I have So enjoyed my time back on the homeworld, and I will dearly miSS it, but I muSt return to my endeavourS out in the unknown. ~O
O~ That iS a Shame. I SuppoSe you will Simply have to return to your life aS it waS before. I am Sure that will be difficult for you. ~O
What if there were two seadwellers in the deepest trenches of Alternia and one killed the other with a rock. Be kinda fucked up.
I wonder if the extra eyes and tentacle tail unnerve people as much as I assume they do.
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one off ththe ththingss i missss mosst abbout sspace travel iss vissiting all ththe difffferent and unique bbiomess on variouss planetss. alternia iss great and all bbut ththere iss noththing quite like your ffirsst ssunrisse on an unffamiliar planet
O~ If you don't mind being indentured to me for the reSt of your life you would be welcome to travel deep Space with me. We do uSually land on S3 planetS whenever available. ~O
ththankss? bbut not only am i unssure how i ffeel abbout ththat, i am alsso more partial to esstabblisshed habbited planetss ththan ththe lonely ffeeling off ththosse you may ffind out in deep sspace withth compatibble atmosspheress. i have explored much off our immediate galaxy and ththat iss my sstomping ground
O~ That iS fair. Deep Space iS not for the faint hearted. You muSt be abSolutely Sure before venturing into itS depthS. PluS, there would be no eScape for you, and you do So love to eScape. ~O
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O~ HoneStly? That could be a nice change to the StatuS quo. ~O
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O~ I would Say that aS a compliment. Whether all SeadwellerS would however I cannot Say. ~O
Ƹ 🌂 > The Dark One desires.... a CONCOCTION most DIABOLICAL... that your mouth would PUCKER upon IMBIBING... perhaps... a tart POTION to soothe the nerves... Ʒ
O~ I have heard talk of a human Earth drink called "Green Fairy". PerhapS thiS might fit the bill. ~O
Ƹ 🌂 > Fairies... are they EVIL... Ʒ