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Questions/Question 243

I have a question about the imprinting machine!

Can they refuse someone they're paired up with? What if someone has strong feelings for the other but also is hurt and upset with them and doesn't want to interact with them? Is it possible to stop the experiment or are they forced to finish it first?

You're free to NPC Patho-Gen scientists to be as pushy or as understanding as you'd prefer! Each Patho-Gen staff member will be totally different from the next: some may take a more compassionate stance toward the Augmented and wish to respect their feelings and desires, while others may value Performing The Science At All Costs and pressure characters to remain until they can at least get them hooked up to the machine and get the demonstration started.

But of course, imprinting is not a precise science. If the two characters aren't imprinted, the machine simply won't demonstrate much of a reading... and this may cause Patho-Gen to lose interest. Conversely, the feelings harbored by particularly close characters (even when in disagreement) may ensure that they have an imprint in the works, and their feelings will be shown for all if there's any imprinting involved.