Just read FoH and Joe Smith's threads. Very well done people, well worth the read if you haven't.

You forgot the continuing saga in Doktor Krauss (sp?), although I may be biased by heading for a similar situation, even if my writing is worse.

Yes, that's the other world spanning one (and a good one)... but I didn't just read it.

Something to consider for those of us not taken. If we're still alive in the new here and now, we're probably the bad guys.

Perhaps merely misguided...

Or decided it wasn't worth dying for.

Anyway, there is nothing to say this will be our future, just a possible one.

so... I assume that some time after the sub incident that someone will come looking for me? *chuckles*

Or am I on my own?

I think from what Slider has said that you may be coming to look for us. Thats the 4? of us suddenly appeared in various places but assumed to be the same future, Doktor Krauss, HG Jones, Joe Smith and Jaunt.

I think this is a rocking way to merge some of the personal threads.

oh... well I don't follow other people's threads much... less chance of OOC knowledge getting IC.

Well, I guess we're just going to have to learn to like it in the future...

I've only been following Jaunt's story, since Jaunt hasn't been around for involved in the other ones. So color me lost. The poor guy has woken up in a naked woman's bed in nothing but a hospital gown, and he six weeks of homework to catch up on...

I've got my own problems to deal with man!

Not sure many of us would like from the welcomes we have got.

This would be a really good time to have some Mega-Socials.

I'm sorry for my absence the last two days, but RL has been a little rough on me. I'm catching up tomorrow (I hope) and will update accordingly (@Fang - I'm really sorry for the delay!)

Well, there is my best shot at getting the heck outta dodge.

DL crosses his fingers.

Alright, hopefully Leon will get to meet some of you other Nova's soon.

We all seem to have timejumped in our current locations, so getting together is likely to take an outside agency like Slider or the authorities here.

Lead your Leon hasn't timejumped has he? Still waiting on new lawyer partner to arrange going to Aeon/WHO in London?

no he hasn't. Not a time traveler. Well i dont think he is. Yep he's still waiting.

Me, I just want to hear the rest of Juno's idea in FoH. What? What is it, girl?

Hee

I'm sort of working on it myself...but I'll find a way to get her at least introducing the idea.

Man this is rough first day on the job and I get fired. It going to be a great day for Mr. Underwood.

GO DL! GO DL! +Fahrenheit cheers with fiery pompoms*

So who hear has is a burging transhumanist/teregen member? Roll call please...

Leon's in

How is that defined? We're already a different species or something, i think everyone would admit it.

I don't think Rich feels any urge to run around and fire up cities, but if you asked him whether or not he was a god you'd be surprised at the answer.

Well , I guess its the differnce between saying that Im differnt, i've got powers so im like human+
and those that want to explore what being a unique species unto oneself.

Speak for y'allself. Juno stubbornly maintains she's still part of the species. Granted, a shiny new part.

according to Joe, he's just a human + spiffy abilities (once he actually uses them, that is)

Exactly my point. Most people arent out there running to declare themselves something not human. the few that are willing.

Plus nothing wrong with inter-species cooperation...

'the few that are willing' are the cause of those of us that are being pulled into the future.

At least that's my opinion.

AS long as we don't burn the present for the future.

I'm worried more about burning the future...

I thought the only way to burn the future was burn the present then wait...

I'm not quite sure if Kat sees himself as a transhumanist, though he knows he's not quite human anymore. The more I start thinking about though, the more interesting I am becoming a Terat. Never played one before.

Well, with Titian's idea of chrysalis being inherent in novas, it might be sorta hard to ignore the people mastering the side effects of becoming a nova.

The Chrysalis mechanics are not final. I like the discussion, but I want to make sure I point that out.

Food for thought ... an OOC preview of DL's IC musings. Please adjust for the fact that the player is not superhumanly intelligent, and a rank-amateur philosopher even in the very best light

Establishing a common semantic framework to discuss evolution, specifically the nature of the Novus, is key to meaningful exchange and mutual understanding. The concepts of Trans-humanism and Post-humanism are key in this conceptual framework. All Novas are Trans-human, as all novas at a minimum exceed human capabilities in some way. Those novas still resemble humanity, even in evolutionary advancement - metaphorically traveling the same roads humans could evolve along. Note the implications of the use of the prefix 'Trans', transient, transitional, etc. which can be put as having one foot still on a human path and the other farther along. Humanity itself is traveling the trans-humanist path by definition, invariably, through generational biological evolution. This evolution is not the personal, continual evolution that helps to define the nature of a Quantum being, the Novus. Some Novus are Post-human, having completely diverged from humanity. Note that neither is necessarily a 'better' or successive state as arguments for such advancement being part of a linear progression are equally as valid as arguments that would label a Post-humanity as a sort of lateral advancement, or both. Post-humanism, along the lines as currently conceivable by Trans-humanist scholars (Kursweil, Minsky, etc.) in the later half of the 20th century, is an exotic state that is difficult to define. In the context of Novas it becomes much easier to point to. For example, humanity is solidly capable of social interaction and in fact defines the paradigm of such - conversation, non-verbal cues, etc. as traits that are clearly trans-human. Humans exhibit these capabilities, certain Novus commonly exhibit these same traits despite being superior in their application. Then we must look at the example of Telepathy, a mode of communication that is Post-human. In centuries of searching for this mode of communication, postulating it, humanity has never substantiated its existence in any sort of wide trial. The 'human definition' does not commonly include telepathy, society has not built it's morays around it, it is not part of the 'baseline' conception at all. Telepathic Novus could thus be considered Post-human. Many such specific examples exist, as one can define humanity with a myriad of parameters. This leads us to the need for further sub-classification along human lines: Anatomy, Cognition, and Behavior.

Question for the ST(s). Rich (and all of us) have Contacts 5. Was there *anyone* in our class with Temporal Manipulation? For that matter do we know of any novas with TM yet?

No you do not.

Darn it. It was just barely possible Rich could have gotten someone to de-age Em from 13 to 7...

Problem is T.M. is insanely rare. Excluding Mal there are only two(?) cannon people, and they're both idiots. Big Time (one of Vlad's elites) and that WWII(?) baseline Politician's girl-friend/lunatic/soma addict.

It's like watching the man with the "transform any material into gold" gun rob banks for a living.

Classes start today for me, so I'll be out of the loop tonight until 10 pm (CST). I'll try to cover any posts that go up before 4:30 today, but after that, you might have to wait until the morning.

From now on, most of my posting will happen before noon or after 9 or 10 in the evening on weekdays. That is a sad side-effect of school. My availablity on Saturdays will be off and on for a while, but Sundays are open. Thanks for your patience, guys.

For those in Chapter 2, are you all ready to be jumped or do you need some more time?