Questions/Question 90

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#1 wiki | comment Topics: Edit question: edit parhellia asked on Test Drive Meme - May 2025/Event FAQ at 2025-05-16 Answer date: 2025-05-18	Hellooo- Ala, Set, and Mettaton are exploring north of Karteria (eg route 2 from here and continuing along the coast) this month, primarily having Ala transform into a dragon to fly them over the land without having to trudge through the terrain proper 1) Ala's trying to keep out of the katalyth's reach by flying as high as she can above them so they don't affect her as much, with the downside of the higher altitude = cold = the penchant to fall asleep midair, along with her inability to maintain the form for an extended period of time regardless. Will she have an easier time going the coastal route or flying over the water, suggesting there are less katalyth out at sea, or are mostly embedded on the sea floor far underwater, or are there outcroppings of tiny islands on the surface/???maybe katalyth floats, idk 2) Ala's also looking for the oxalis plant, but really any sort of weed with bright yellow flowers that ideally taste sour when you chew on the stems but she's not picky and if they end up being toxic (whether due to katalyth or not) I'm sorry bc she's bringing them back to the Fillanthropy to be used in salads and stuff, sorry. Are there edible plants out here? whether there are animals they can spot out here eating the plants with no apparent/immediate ill effect, or if Ala & co. taste test on the field 3) Does communication via syntrofos break down or weaken the further they are from Karteria, and if yes then to what extent? better/worse over the open grassland vs over the ocean vs up higher in the mountains? 4) Unrelated to the exploration questions above, but if Ala sees people asleep/unconscious on the streets (either pcs or npc citizens from, for example, some aberrant spectral-type power draining people's lifeforce) how easy would it be to transfer numis from syntrofos to syntrofos... just skimming a little off the top instead of draining their entire bank account... you know... Syntrofos unlocks in the possession of their owner but does that person have to be conscious	1. In terms of Katalyth, sticking to the coastal route will probably be easier (maybe the battering of the waves pulls the deposits out to sea?). Flying too far out is still not recommended, as weather conditions can change rapidly, and the winds are likely to buffet her down into the ocean. But sticking close to the shoreline should be safe. 2. If not that precise plant, Ala could find some similar local equivalent- something brightly yellow with a sharp taste. There's some more information here on some of the kinds of plants and critters that might be around. 3. The Syntrofos signal is surprisingly robust. However it's operating, it seems to function entirely well in the wilderness, even far from Karteria. It seems to have some issues with extreme temperatures (such as cold), and it certainly does not like being underwater, but these seem to be problems with the device itself rather than the signal. Elevations and forest coverage otherwise don't seem to influence it. 4. Oh dear... yes, it might be possible for her to drain (modestly or otherwise) the accounts of those she catches napping. The Syntrofos does not care if its owner is unconscious. There will be a data trail left behind though, so she is likely to be caught doing this if enough NPCs check their accounts and notice some mysterious transfers. She would be arrested and the amounts taken returned with penalty, and she would also face some amount of community service (along with preparing a presentation that explains that she understands what she did was wrong, and won't do it again). (Draining Augmented accounts... Should the victim notice and complain, the amount will be pulled back out of her account and returned to its owner, but she's not likely to face more (official) recompense than that. This is a problem between monsters.)