On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Barry Cadwgan <bcadwgan@fl.net.au> wrote:

Bob Schroeck wrote:

goddesses -- and the nature of their power.  Do they channel it, or
generate it?  Even if it's inherent to them, is it necessarily something
that would register on mundane sensors?

Well, at one level, Ifurita has 'dimensional' abilities, so presumably
she has sensors.  This is necessary if she's going to manipulate
spacetime effectivly.

Now, what might be interesting is if Ifurita's spacetime abilities
function by the same basic mechanisms -- if from a different source -- as
the goddesses'.

That's an interesting idea.. However, given the source of the Goddess's
power (_behind_ Yggdrisl (sp) ), the metaphysical implications are
interesting..

	In Trials of Morisato 1 it was revealed that the goddesses and earth 
spirits all got their power from the ambient life energy of the world, however 
the goddesses needed it to be "Processed" first.  Yggdrasil processed the 
energy for them normally, however while it was crashed they used bracelet's of 
synthetic moonrock to act as bateries to maintain their energy.

Or maybe not even a different source.  Ifurita is, at her heart, a
computer.  The goddesses (depending on how you look at it) get their power
from a computer.  Maybe there's no difference at all...

But where does the _computer_ get it's power from? 

However, the first time they do anything strange around her, she _will_
notice, and probably deduce the instigator.

But of course.

^_^

Now, in terms of the story, it would be ...interesting... if both sides
know there's something special about the other, but not that the other
knows the same about them...

Heh.  In this case, the Norns know there's something distinctly odd
about her, they know she's from another dimension, older than
civilisation and has an incredible amount of blood on her hands, but
it's going to be a complete surprise to Ifurita and Makoto..

That they know it, yeah.  Not to mention that Keiichi is probably going to
be surprised as well... <grin>

True..  Keeping track of who knows what when will be interesting.

By the way, has anyone out there but me considered the possibilities of
_BUGS_?

<BIG INNOCENT LOOK>
Why, no.  Should I?
</BIG INNOCENT LOOK>

Heh.. 
-- 
Barry Cadwgan ( BCADWGAN@FL.NET.AU )
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The end is the sum of the means,
as the road travelled determines the destination." 
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