Okay, with the notice of the research update, some plotting has been getting done. It's been determined that Waver Velvet and Doc Brown will inform Aria (the chipped unit in charge of collar checks) of their findings and have them get started on putting the altered fluid into people during collar checks.

The issue is, given the backlash to Chip Chip Revolution, they need to test it first.

THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN!

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Members of the research team are going to ask people to volunteer to test the changed fluid via telling them to give a note to Aria saying they want the new fluid when it's time for their examinations. Once powers start returning, this will give the all-clear for exams in the next month to use the fluid exclusively.

So this post is to sign up, discuss how people get info, and so on. I'll put up a final list for the date.

Keep in mind: the event for this month, courtesy of Jason, starts on the 15th. Doc and Waver won't get to Aria until the 17th and 18th. I apologize to orange collared residents, as you guys won't get a turn at trying this until the 30th.

Dates of collar exams can be found HERE, for reference. Direct questions to the mods here.

Comment HERE, specifically, if you are signing up.

General timeline:
Collar checks beginning on the 17th of December: Volunteers who want to test the fluid will receive it.
Collar checks beginning on the 30th of December: Further volunteers who want to test the fluid will receive it.
Collar checks beginning on the 12th of January: Full changeover to the new fluid.
February: Final full Ruana month [SHRIEK!]

PLEASE NOTE IN RELATION TO ARIA: People are just being told to give a note to "the unit with glasses". Nothing more and nothing less than that in regards to where Aria came from or any background information on her. Just to give her a note and not say a word about it in the exam room.

A breakthrough in the collar research happens this month: the fluid contents have been successfully separated out. Most of the compounds are used for various kinds of stabilization and cannot be removed from the mix without killing the subject. One, however, is of note: it nullifies the true abilities the characters have. It would be easy enough to create collar fluid compounds that do not have this drug--somewhat more difficult would be figuring out how to get it into the collars. Still, if managed, real abilities would slowly return.

Provided a way to replace the collar fluid can be discovered, the following rules and restrictions apply to returned abilities:

1. Upon receiving the new liquid, all powers will be nullified for one week. Real and glamour powers are completely inactive.
2. After one week, real abilities will slowly return. They will start out quite weak and will only return to full strength after one month, with a few exceptions.
3. Characters will not be able to access any abilities that involve traveling to a different dimension or universe. Characters cannot utilize any form of astral projection, or in general any abilities which require their soul to completely leave their body. This means some forms of possession are still not allowed, although others might be. Ask if you're not sure. Characters cannot teleport or otherwise "fast travel" into the administrative levels or through the elevator shafts. Characters cannot regain immortality or near-immortality.
4. Attempting to use extremely destructive, wide-range abilities will result in the Tower rendering the character unconscious. This would be along the lines of anything that would affect/ruin the entire Tower or a large portion of the Tower.
5. If a character dies or otherwise has their collar fluid replaced with normal collar fluid, they must repeat the process again to regain their real abilities.

As always, if you have any questions, you can ask under the thread!

Well, 2013 is coming to an end--and the endgame draws ever closer as well. This means it's time for a discussion post! Here's how this is going to work: this post will be divided up into subcategories, and you guys can discuss among yourselves and with us whatever you want about the topic in question. Tell us things you want to see, tell us things you want us to stop doing, tell us things we're doing right if you want!

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