5350/The Beanie

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The Beanie
Date of Scene: 11 September 2018
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Summary needed
Cast of Characters: Gorilla Grodd, Kid




Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd has been working or some time with quantum computer simulations, working various futuristic models not just with Gorilla City computers but also allies as well and came up with a far more robust version of the device than he would have if he had on his own. He amused himself by putting it in a smart matter beanie. Then, at Gorilla City, he arranged to meet Kid in his private quarters, with a teleportation beam available for his use if he wanted one.

Kid has posed:
    Kid would be more than happy to take the teleportation beam. It was WAY more exciting than the studying the other rillas were trying to get him to do. Kid has proven to be a difficult to tame wild child. Stubborn, tempermental and difficult to teach due to lack of interest or even trying to expanding his intellectual capabilities, despite his clear potential. Tech was really the only exception, for when he steps through, giddy, he mentally says o O ("Okay. That is STILL awesome! Do you use rapid interchanged atoms? Dimension shifting? What?").
    But than he gives pause. This place didn't look like the other bolt holes he often met Grodd in. He looks around....the minds felt different here. o O ("Where are we?")

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "We are in Gorilla City. You are a citizen now. And a member of the Party which means you get limited access to the teleportation network. Not unlimited like I do, but to go between New York and here....these are my personal quarters. I worked on this myself though I outsourced most of it." He points to a beanie on the table, "Put it on.""

Kid has posed:
Kid blinks a moment as he takes a moment to register that. He was actually IN gorilla city. He was getting antzy now, he clearly wanted to explore. But than he looks to the beanie. And raises an eyebrow o O ("Why? It looks stupid.") he says. He picks it up and turns it over...it looked like a regular beanie.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "It's smart matter so it has several configurations you can set. But I want to see yo wear it as is." He grins, "then I will show you the other controls. This will fix your vampirism but it might have side effects. We'll need to tweak it to find which one you can live with most."

Kid has posed:
    "Is smart matter like unstable molecues?" Kid asks. He seemed hesitant....especially when Grodd said 'side effects'. His shoulder bunched up as he got the sensation of being a 'science experiment'. But...Grodd wouldn't do that. The rilla been trying to have his back. With aprehension he puts it on o O ("What sort of side effects?") he asks.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "Not as fancy as unstable molecules, more like 4-5 present forms. I can show you how to change it, nothing super fancy. The side effects can shunt the energy need to different parts of your mind since I suspect your intelligence at the level it is might need it. Frankly, we also need to work out how much of your rage is due to that or simply the pain you feel."

Kid has posed:
     Kid glances about. He didn't feel the usual hunger. But than again he had a rather...hefty meal last night. Several actually. He shivers as he recalls bits of a nightmare. o O ("well it seems to be working, guess we won't know for sure till I wear it while.") he knucke walks over o O ("so what happens when the energy is..shunted? And how you plan on figuring out this rage buisness?"). He was curiouse to Grodds plans.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "Beanie to Bowler." The beanie turns to a bright purple bowler, like a gorilla driving a shriner car might wear. "To powering itself. I built several syncs into this. I made it EMP proof and something that could last centuries if it had to. I built it WELL. The best way to test is for you to wear it with various settings while we fine tune it."

Kid has posed:
Kid glances up at the bowler hat. He grunts. While he never admitted it, the kid liked fancy things, and this reminded him of mobsters kind've. So he liked the bowler hat, even if he kept a grouchy face on. Even considered a matching suit...but gorilla in a purple suit. He knew how THAT would go. o O ("Ain't purple a bit girly? eh, does this got a fedora setting? But alright...is each hat a setting, or is that seperate?") he was already considering taking it apart, just to study it.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "Purple is a royal color and quite stylish in Africa. People wear insane costumes in New York all the time. If you make it work it will work. It doesnt have a fedora setting but I can make one. I'd like to run a complete brain scan while you are wearing it."

Kid has posed:
Kid takes several steps back from Grodd o O ("....why do you need to scan my brain?") his temper was begining to flare already, as his body language was already more aggressive, as if everything else went over his head.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, ""Because this is directly inhibiting a part of your mind. And it is directly interfacing with your brain, and despite the fact that I am literally one of the best ten people on the planet to MAKE that, and likely THE best for a gorilla, its totally untested and we have no idea what the side effects might be, like making you more angry not less. Like now."

Kid has posed:
Kid rolls his shoulders o O ("I don't like experiments. I don't like being a test subject.") for rather obviouse reasons. But still Grodd had a point. o O ("....fine. How soon you want this don?") he wanted it over and done with, he was definintly irked.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "Of course. Neither do I. Do not forget I was an experiment by the one that uplifted us. I rigged up a booth." He points to a large open cylinder with four wire frames on it. "I tried to make it look open and harmless. Stand on the pad...lets take a look."

Kid has posed:
    The thought was certainly appreciated. But Kid's aprehension was rising fast. It takes him a few moments to actually get himself to walk up to the both. He felt sick...was he really letting himself be an experiment? Than again grodd was one...so he must have understood. He takes a deep breath and enters the booth finally, though his eyes were shut tight trying not to think about it.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd runs a battery of tests, including biological, psionic, physics, chemical, electromagnetic, genetic and quantum. He was looking for any anomolies and trying to determine what side effects it was causing.

Kid has posed:
Side effects on Kid include the following. Slightly weakened telepathic capability, extream spike in psychic hunger should he remove the the beanie, now bowler hat after prolonged use. It seems the object though to allow Kid to go prolonged period without feeding, and his telepathic capability will deteriote over time untill he refeeds. Not horrible, can likely be tweeked, but better tha nothing. Kid's genetic footprint was all over the place, he had DNA to expand his dietary capabilities significantly, and he may have even been made more aggressive on purpose, and even attempts to expand his telepathic capability.
    Though the experiment may have resulted in...a shorter life expectancy than even 'normal non-sapiant' gorillas. But all this was merely the surface test of possible problems. And regardless of all this - the biggest problem revealed, hidden to all was one simple fact. The more Kid learns, and develeops his intellectual capabilities, the more energy his mind will demand. Eventually he won't be able to sustain it and his brain will ultimately short circuit and shut down. A potential contingency or simply the result of so much genetic tampering.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "you have been tweaked to be agressive. I am not even going to offer to fix that but I've altered my own DNA. When you have learned enough you might consider it. You will still need to feed, but this will let you control it. I recommend feeding on your foes when you have bested them so you do not need to feed on your kind or the wrong humans." Then he frowns. "There is another...deeper problem. One I had not considered. One we might not fix easily."

Kid has posed:
Kid hops out of the cylender. He was dusting himself off, making sure nothing was sticking to him o O ("Take it...you used to be aggressive?") he didn't mind his own aggression, even if it proved a bit problematic. Still, knowing he won't need to feed AS often was good enough to him. But than he seems wear o O ("What problem is that?")

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "No, I used to be only a genius, not a hyper genius. I sacrificed my psychic potential for science potential. I regret nothing. The more you learn...the more your mind is going to need to survive. This is hardwired into you and might mean that you will need a constant source of psychic vampirism...in theory we could find some thralls with a quantum psionic connection but it will just get worse and worse. It is very difficult to remove, though nothing is impossible."

Kid has posed:
Kid takes a moment to take this all in. There was the longest pause as it slowly began to down on him. Whatever they did to him...whatever oppertunity he saw, whatever joy he got from learning about tech, about experincing the world was...was another step closer to his death. It was like a never ending cycle of being trapped. Kid emotions where at the moment numb...and not the good kind of numb o O ("...what happens next?")

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd says, "I need to think on this. For a few years at least, this hat will help. It will help you a great deal. I need to conduct some...deep research. Your life has been shortened. We will see what we can do to extend it."

Kid has posed:
A few years? A few years!?!?! And like a dam breaking, Kid cuts loose! He actually throws a very powerful left hook at Grodd, followed by right one. He has been holding back his emotions, trying to 'behave' to grow as a person. But to hell with that apparently as he roars out "Are you fracking kidding me!!!!" Extended 'research', a few years! You just looking for someone to be your little science project, arn't you!" he bellows.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd is slammed back, easily able to stop him but not expecting the attack. Grodd roars. "Without me you fool you wouldnt even know your problems. I've given you the very tool to survive. Do you think you would last long without the ability to keep your vampirism under lock and key?" Grodd roars. "I could have rendered you mindless with that device if I had built it differently. I can have all the humans in the world I want. Why would I choose a GORILLA to be my subject?" He is clearly insulted now.

Kid has posed:
"I don't know! You said it yourself! You done some bad things. mabey you just saw a damn oppertunity! Mabey all this is just a damn lie!" he tosses the bowler cap away. Of course since Gordd built it, it wouldn't be so easily damaged. He continues his assult "I survived fine on my own! I did fine without YOU! You are just like them! You say anything to get what you want! You would DO ANYTHING WOULDN'T YOU!" he roars back. His rage has offically boiled over, he wasn't thinking straight, he didn't care. He just wanted to punch things, to beat something down, to do anything to make this stop. He tackles Grodd intent on getting him in a choke hold.

Gorilla Grodd has posed:
Gorilla Grodd is in his home quarters. He expected something like this and HAD prepared for it but was taken aback. He growled, "Computer....remove the trash...." and the teleporter began to lcok on to Kid...he could feel himself being pulled away.

Kid has posed:
Kid grip was tight and strong. Definintly more so than a gorilla of equal age to him. But he couldn't out do teleportation tech. Despite trying to hang on, Kid finds himself pulled away and taken who knows where.