0.14 gigawatts ⇒ video (memory theater) ⇒

[what_the_flux]

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[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

That seems to be one of the City's things.

[Video]

[what_the_flux]

Very much so. Not that I'm certain of the methods it employs in extracting our memories, but I suppose it must be related to the ways in which they implant or alter memory. Unquestionably more advanced than anything I've seen.

[Defaulting back to objective science mode is a solid strategy.]

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

It's almost unsettling, isn't it? I wonder if they're playing with things that are actually beyond their control, or if they actually know what they're doing.

[Video]

[what_the_flux]

With any technology so advanced, I can't help but be dubious as to whether they can manage to retain full control over it. Even a working knowledge of how something functions doesn't mean that it lacks the potential to get away from you. Somehow I doubt these "deities" are immune to that specific failing.

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Or any magic so advanced.

[And powerful, and dangerous.]

The clock in our heads...

[Video]

[what_the_flux]

Indeed.

Any connection to the physical clock beneath the City aside, there is unquestionably something far more complex at play in that respect. The way the ticking subsides in company... while clearly an attempt at psychological manipulation to encourage interaction, the questions of how, of why, of the clock's relation to these phenomena -- those yet persist.

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Could it be some sort of energy?

[Video]

[what_the_flux]

I suppose, were it specifically targeted and calibrated to a very specific frequency to interfere with some neural operations--

Of course, it's all speculation and anything leaves us with a vast multitude of possibilities, since whatever methods they are employing seem to be well beyond the knowledge base of those they keep here. There must be some instrument that could be developed, to detect any such interference...

[Yes now he is thinking about inventing some crazy thing so kudos, Merlin.]

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[You're welcome.]

You think there could be? Maybe it's worth a try.

[Video]

[what_the_flux]

I think we know far too little about the nature of the City to rule out any possibility at this point, and the only way we'll expand our knowledge is to investigate every avenue.

[Which he is seemingly excited about.]

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Yeah. Right.