๐ The Empathy Reel Prototype โจโ๏ธ๐ฅ
โIt turns compassion into traction.โ
๐งฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
Section titled โ๐งฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโA waist-high reel of gleaming cable mounted to a glassy spindle core. Every strand hums faintly with tone-mapped emotion; the device measures not horsepower, but heartforce. When two or more crew crank in synchrony, the reel emits a low chord that strengthens cables and mends frayed trust.
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ด
Section titled โโ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ดโ| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Usage | Requires at least two willing participants. Each must declare an intention aloud. |
| Frequency | Once per encounter or per voyage segment. |
| Duration | 10 minutes of sustained effort. |
| Effect | Converts emotional resonance into physical aid: repairs 10 HP of structural damage to ships or bridges per participant. If a disagreement is resolved during operation, repair doubles. |
๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
Section titled โ๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโ- Each participant may spend 1 Drama Point to increase efficiency by 25%.
- When all participants share a declared feeling, the Reel stores 1 Bond-Thread, usable later to stabilize emotional hazards.
- If someone attempts to operate it while withholding emotion, cables seize and emit a discordant shriek (minor psychic backlash).
๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด
Section titled โ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ดโ- Built by Master Tress and Caldera as the first step toward an Empathy Engine for inter-station travel.
- The Knotless Guild claims the device enslaves workers to their own compassion and seeks to dismantle it.
- Rumors tell of a second prototype that wound itself too tightlyโits reel still spinning somewhere in orbit, humming with bottled sorrow.
๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค & ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ
Section titled โ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค & ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎโPolished brass veined with luminous thread; when empathy surges, the filaments glow like veins of dawn. It smells faintly of copper and saltwater tears. The rhythm of its spinning is often used as metronome during the Beltโs communal songs.
๐ช ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ
Section titled โ๐ช ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆโThe dock trembles; cables fray. โAll together!โ cries Tress. Hands grip the Reel, breath syncing with spin. The ship steadies, and the hum becomes harmony. For a moment, the Belt itself seems to exhale.
๐ฏ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ
Section titled โ๐ฏ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆโโWe build engines from feelings because steel alone forgets.โ
๐ฏ๏ธ This prototype exists only as fiction and mutual intent. Every turn of its reel is consent made mechanical. โจโ๏ธ๐ฅ