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[ OKAY, SO WHAT'S A NEWTYPE? ]
[ BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? ]
[ NO BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ME? ]
The Basic Newtype Theory: As humanity expands into space, all latent abilities will blossom in order to adapt to the great void and mankind will then be able to understand each other without misconceptions.
[ BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? ]
Essentially, a Newtype is the next stage of human evolution as it relates to living in space. His spacial awareness is so acute as to act as a sixth sense, so Banagher exhibits vaguely "psychic" qualities — mostly something like precognitive empathy. This means that Banagher is sensitive not necessarily to the actions of others, but to the intent behind said actions, especially as they pertain to him. For example, think something hard enough at him, and he'll probably be able to sense it. Think, "Hey I'm going to go punch that kid's face in!" and he'll probably be able to sense it in enough time to try and prevent it. Think, "Hey I'm going to punch this other guy's face in!" and he likes Other Guy, he can try to help them avoid it, or submit his own face for punching, etc., etc. (Heavy emphasis on "try".) So on and so forth. This is a mostly useless skill outside of his Gundam, but important for other like-minded characters, or those who don't take kindly to relentless do-gooders getting a potential read on their emotions.
[ NO BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ME? ]
If you'd like CR with Banagher, it'd help me out to know how to approach your characters with his powers! Newtypes carry a pretty big stigma in his canon, so he's a bit dodgy about it and likely won't speak up about his ability unless confronted or asked by someone he trusts. On the other side of the coin, Banagher is pretty forthright, and attempts to make any judgment on someone on his own merit, outside of the things he senses. So morally grays and villains and people with generally dark brains don't need to worry about him pulling the LOOK AT HOW EVIL SO-AND-SO IS stunt. It is a latent ability, so it's sort of always passively running — however, I'm always more concerned with the comfort of who I'm playing with, and can definitely run a workaround for it if you'd rather not have him notice anything at all, or only bits and pieces.
CHARACTER | name,journal
CANON | canon
CAN HE SENSE THINGS FROM YOUR CHARACTER | Be as sparse or detailed as you'd like, for either yes or no answers! For nos, you can mention if a character has psychic blocking or if you'd rather find a workaround. For the yeses out there, feel free to specify if you'd rather us hash something out oocly first or if you're alright with my taking cues from introspective prose or bracket text! Most often, I will err on the side of caution when it comes to picking up on things and go with the bare minimum, unless stated otherwise or if it's handy for cultivating some kind of plot or CR we've talked about. It'd also be helpful to state whether or not Banagher is allowed to outwardly react (whether by voicing or acting on) to the things he senses with your character.
WHAT CAN HE SENSE | Can also be as sparse or detailed as you'd like! From someone's basic "aura" or energy to the more complex things, such as true intent, powers, inner emotions and thoughts and/or things characters may lie about and try to hide from others. If you'd like to gradually develop what he can sense via CR, that's all good with me too! Anything goes. Note: you can also mention limitations on what he can sense from characters who may be putting up fronts.
ANYTHING ELSE | What it says on the tin!
(THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED WHEN HE COMES BACK INTO POSSESSION OF THE UNICORN GUNDAM. BECAUSE THAT'S A DOOZY.)
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CANON | The Grisha Trilogy
CAN HE SENSE THINGS FROM YOUR CHARACTER | Yes, there'd be nothing to stop him! Sturmhond is an ordinary human with no psychic ability. Sturmhond is secretive by nature, and the idea of someone getting in his head isn't something he'd like. That said, if Banagher wants to talk about it, he certainly can. It may provoke a negative reaction however, depending on what it is.
WHAT CAN HE SENSE | If I'm reading this right, it's basically empathy? In general, what he'd be able to tell is that Sturmhond generally isn't as easygoing as he pretends to be. He's very good at covering things like worry, upset, and even anger except on very rare occasions. Banagher would be able to sense the real feeling behind that. Also, Sturmhond is hiding a lot of things about himself, namely his real name and identity, and details about his past. He tends to gloss over these things when asked about them. If Banagher's empathy gives him any sense about lies, he'd be able to tell that as well.
ANYTHING ELSE | Like I said he probably won't react all that well to the idea that someone is in his head or understanding things about him that he hasn't offered. He's unlikely to be violent about it in any sense, but there's a chance it could make him distrust/avoid Banagher, depending on what it is. If you're worried about that, I'm happy to talk about it first and let you know what the reaction will be to any given circumstance!
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to give a personal example — banagher's initial impression of sturmhond is largely positive because of how he conducted himself during their mission and essentially looked out for the team. i think to really get underneath and sense that he's hiding so much, he'd have to actively use his ability, which he doesn't like to do to people on principle. if it came up in a conversation between them where sturmhond was actively glossing over the subject, that's when he'd be able to sense something was up, if that makes sense? and he probably wouldn't call him on it unless he'd be risking something by not doing so.
however depending on how/if/when it comes up, i'm totally okay with discussing consequences for it!
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