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Jul. 29th, 2012 04:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thezerothlawThere are going to be two aspects to this post.
First, Daneel possesses strong mental powers, although he's new to having them. He can read emotions -- not distinct thoughts, but the general emotional state. He knows what a human mind should feel like, or a robot mind for that matter. So, the first question I have is can Daneel read from your character, and what general impression he might get. If your character is not human, can he figure that out listening to the way their brain works?
Second, Daneel has the ability to subtly influence and change emotions in people. That is to say, he can encourage a feeling of trust, or a sense of charity, or suppress the desire to act. Because too strong a change will cause harm, he's reluctant to actually use this ability unless it's essential for the greater good. He's certainly not going to go make your character do something they normally would never want to do. Because of the massive amount of abuse inherent in this ability, I don't plan on Daneel using this ability very often, and certainly never without express permission from the person in question for that particular instance. Still, if for whatever reason they're immune in general, say so.
First, Daneel possesses strong mental powers, although he's new to having them. He can read emotions -- not distinct thoughts, but the general emotional state. He knows what a human mind should feel like, or a robot mind for that matter. So, the first question I have is can Daneel read from your character, and what general impression he might get. If your character is not human, can he figure that out listening to the way their brain works?
Second, Daneel has the ability to subtly influence and change emotions in people. That is to say, he can encourage a feeling of trust, or a sense of charity, or suppress the desire to act. Because too strong a change will cause harm, he's reluctant to actually use this ability unless it's essential for the greater good. He's certainly not going to go make your character do something they normally would never want to do. Because of the massive amount of abuse inherent in this ability, I don't plan on Daneel using this ability very often, and certainly never without express permission from the person in question for that particular instance. Still, if for whatever reason they're immune in general, say so.
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Date: 2012-10-21 09:27 am (UTC)As for the influence part of his abilities, I guess it'd depend on the circumstances - like I said, angels are probably going to have defenses and be harder to manipulate than the average human, but that doesn't necessarily mean it wouldn't work. Gabriel's quite easy to manipulate by normal human means and he's not all that emotionally aware so he might not even notice, so... I don't know. Talk it out if it ever becomes relevant?
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Date: 2012-10-21 02:22 pm (UTC)