Something Completely different - but *I think* it still conforms to the established canon thus far. Bear in mind this would probably be set a little after the current ideas - 1 or 2 years maybe. I feel this could be one natural concequence of the ideas discussed in this thread
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Rocking back slowly and painfully onto my knees from the awkward position of a moment before of crouching over my otherself, I wearily let the paint brush drop into the now empty 'wavium growth chamber and regarded the device which had been my constant companion for almost as long as I could remember.
It glistened in the dim light of the garage's single flickering fluro bar, every square milimeter covered with the 'wavium I had spent the last year painstakingly growing and radiating to in my homemade chamber, from the 'clean' capsule of pure 'wave I'd purchased through the fem 'black market'.
After the inital appearance of 'wavium and subsequent Fem 'explosion', the less savoury aspects of society begain taking advantage of 'Wave. Sure, you couldn't make 'Wave into heavy weapons without slapstick consequences painful to the user and amusing to observers (which kinda negated the point) but a terrorist had never needed heavy weaponry to make a point. After the fourth incident of of some certifiable fanatic using a 'made-to-order' 'Wavium supercomp or some other unidentifiable, unimaginable device to hack missile defense systems, sneak onto a secured area and then blow themselves to kingdom come the old-fashion way or control the autopilots of a half dozen jumbos... well you get the idea.
The fact that crazies couldn't maninpulate 'wave directly hadn't stopped them from buying or stealing already designed 'Wavium based tech to give a single nut job the ability to do things that would have taken millions of dollars and a huge organisation to pull off in the good old days. And then there was the disturbing fact that some of the worst terror types weren't insane or even raidated hatred at all - just amoral in their quest for power. And 'wavium had never shown much interest in morality(r there wouldn't be so many hentai fem around, after all), or laws (physics or otherwise) persay, other than not directly killing people... and nobody had ever needed 'wavium for that.
People responded like they usually do when they felt threatened and had required almost all goverments to restrict personal freedoms. 'Wavium had become a controlled substance almost overnight - outside of 'authorised use' and the fem likewise. Not that it bothered them, of course. Their culture had long since ceased being dependant on earth and they exported all sorts of luxury items to Earth - under strict controls and taxes of course. The Fem had found their own ways to control the crazies... Space Network's 'Sailor Senchi and other Super Heroes - Live' reality TV show series was very popular, which was ironic given the way Mundanes reacted to 'Wavium and those associated with it in RL.
One of the things the Fems had discovered as they continued to push the limits of the 'wave, was that the strength of the 'wave effect was directly proportional to how much focused intent was provided by the user. The clearer the users intent was the more likely the 'wave effect could be directed in the direction the user wanted. It was also affected by being exposed to the intent of others, how long it was exposed to a single intent and the concentration of 'wave. The higher the the ratio of 'wave to reality the more intense the effect.
Which is why I had spent the last year, sitting beside by my 'wave growth chamber for hours each day, talking to the 'wave as it grew to fill it's container. Radating my hopes and dreams into the pure, while insulating it from any stray influences...
...and now, I hauled myself painfully into the 'wave covered seat, gripped the slippery rims of the wheelchair that had been my faithful companion for half my life and closed my eyes.
*...Please...change...*
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We walk now. What used to be my chair and enough wave to coat something many times larger than what we used to be, covers us in cloak of black and liquid alloy and 'wave. We can form anything we wish to our hands and bend the laws of physics by our will. And our 'wave grows, protecting us, inside us around us. We are one...
...although, I could wish that 'Wheels' didn't have such a evil sense of humor though.
Being a "Wave mage" isn't an easy ticket when your otherself has it's own ideas on how to do things...
...that's what 'Wheels' claims, anyway. Unfortunately for her, I agree... which gets me a slap everytime.
We wouldn't have it any other way.
We are whole.
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Just a different look on the idea of the Handwavium being applied to something more closely tied to a person than a vehicle but still a machine. If this disagrees with anything previously said - I didn't spot anything glaring but could be wrong. Feel free to incorporate or ammend any thing thats good or out of wack.
K'sai
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Rocking back slowly and painfully onto my knees from the awkward position of a moment before of crouching over my otherself, I wearily let the paint brush drop into the now empty 'wavium growth chamber and regarded the device which had been my constant companion for almost as long as I could remember.
It glistened in the dim light of the garage's single flickering fluro bar, every square milimeter covered with the 'wavium I had spent the last year painstakingly growing and radiating to in my homemade chamber, from the 'clean' capsule of pure 'wave I'd purchased through the fem 'black market'.
After the inital appearance of 'wavium and subsequent Fem 'explosion', the less savoury aspects of society begain taking advantage of 'Wave. Sure, you couldn't make 'Wave into heavy weapons without slapstick consequences painful to the user and amusing to observers (which kinda negated the point) but a terrorist had never needed heavy weaponry to make a point. After the fourth incident of of some certifiable fanatic using a 'made-to-order' 'Wavium supercomp or some other unidentifiable, unimaginable device to hack missile defense systems, sneak onto a secured area and then blow themselves to kingdom come the old-fashion way or control the autopilots of a half dozen jumbos... well you get the idea.
The fact that crazies couldn't maninpulate 'wave directly hadn't stopped them from buying or stealing already designed 'Wavium based tech to give a single nut job the ability to do things that would have taken millions of dollars and a huge organisation to pull off in the good old days. And then there was the disturbing fact that some of the worst terror types weren't insane or even raidated hatred at all - just amoral in their quest for power. And 'wavium had never shown much interest in morality(r there wouldn't be so many hentai fem around, after all), or laws (physics or otherwise) persay, other than not directly killing people... and nobody had ever needed 'wavium for that.
People responded like they usually do when they felt threatened and had required almost all goverments to restrict personal freedoms. 'Wavium had become a controlled substance almost overnight - outside of 'authorised use' and the fem likewise. Not that it bothered them, of course. Their culture had long since ceased being dependant on earth and they exported all sorts of luxury items to Earth - under strict controls and taxes of course. The Fem had found their own ways to control the crazies... Space Network's 'Sailor Senchi and other Super Heroes - Live' reality TV show series was very popular, which was ironic given the way Mundanes reacted to 'Wavium and those associated with it in RL.
One of the things the Fems had discovered as they continued to push the limits of the 'wave, was that the strength of the 'wave effect was directly proportional to how much focused intent was provided by the user. The clearer the users intent was the more likely the 'wave effect could be directed in the direction the user wanted. It was also affected by being exposed to the intent of others, how long it was exposed to a single intent and the concentration of 'wave. The higher the the ratio of 'wave to reality the more intense the effect.
Which is why I had spent the last year, sitting beside by my 'wave growth chamber for hours each day, talking to the 'wave as it grew to fill it's container. Radating my hopes and dreams into the pure, while insulating it from any stray influences...
...and now, I hauled myself painfully into the 'wave covered seat, gripped the slippery rims of the wheelchair that had been my faithful companion for half my life and closed my eyes.
*...Please...change...*
---
We walk now. What used to be my chair and enough wave to coat something many times larger than what we used to be, covers us in cloak of black and liquid alloy and 'wave. We can form anything we wish to our hands and bend the laws of physics by our will. And our 'wave grows, protecting us, inside us around us. We are one...
...although, I could wish that 'Wheels' didn't have such a evil sense of humor though.
Being a "Wave mage" isn't an easy ticket when your otherself has it's own ideas on how to do things...
...that's what 'Wheels' claims, anyway. Unfortunately for her, I agree... which gets me a slap everytime.
We wouldn't have it any other way.
We are whole.
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Just a different look on the idea of the Handwavium being applied to something more closely tied to a person than a vehicle but still a machine. If this disagrees with anything previously said - I didn't spot anything glaring but could be wrong. Feel free to incorporate or ammend any thing thats good or out of wack.
K'sai