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[color=808080][i]Crumbs. You are really asking [b]me[/b] about Resonance. Are you not the one who came up with the concept?[/i][/color]

[color=7CFC00]Seriously...I thought I had all the answers. Turns out, I don't. So, why don't you do something; since you're going to be absent for a good chunk of the story...if I have my way.[/color]

 [color=808080][i]I see. Regardless of my status as a character, I suppose you intend to use me to pontificate in your place? As some form of "very meta" communicative methodolgy? Or would this be more in line with your idea of how to introduce core elements of the "mythos" you are trying to-[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]People don't want to read me using you as a goddamn sock puppet all day. Certainly not with me using you to berate me. Resonance explanation, please.[/color]

 [color=808080][i]Resonance can most easily be equated to the antiquated idea of "chi", found present in many things; this reference-point is adequate because it gives us insight to the very nature of Resonance, which is, its self, a form of nature. All things contain some level of Resonance, as it is literally the Anchor that binds them to their plane of Corporeal Reality.  To understand Resonance, one first must understand the differentiation between the perceptions of Non-Entities and Prime Entities-[/i][/color]

[color=7CFC00]Not yet, they don't. That's for later. Stick to the basics.[/color]

 [color=808080][i]Simply put, Resonance is a stream of data that permeates what can be seen as Corporeal Reality...the place in which a Prime Entity's consciousness experiences mundane stimuli. This stream of data is more equatable to a moving body of water, rather than something that exists in a constant, but moving, form of stasis; leading to possibilities of areas with low Resonance concentrations. While a low Resonance denotes the first stages of a destabilizing zone in Corporeal Reality, there exist more tangible problems with high Resonance levels. Entities fully Anchored to Corporeal Reality, while usually being unable to harness Resonance without risking their "soul", or being outright unable...depending on which frame of time you observe, can be "infected" by prolonged exposure. "Infection" usually erodes the Resonance Pathways inside of a Natural Prime Entity rendering their entire existence as a part of Corporeal Reality moot; converting them into a Non-Entity form of being. Given that most Prime Entities have a very defined sense of "self", most accept the transition from Prime to Non-Entity as a form of "end"...leading them to become a part of Resonance, as a whole; their remnants broken down and used to Anchor other Resonance-touched objects or entities.

 It is, quite literally, the force of "animation" that allows a pre-determined entity, or object, to exist within Corporeal Reality. Without it, Corporeal Reality would be as malleable a concept as Null Reality. Humans have found how to harness Resonance, in their later years; through the use of "Esoterics", which is simply the study of so-called "Godspeak"...or, by the layman's phrasing, "Symbology". While they must use machines that function on an electronic and esoteric level, the true nature of Resonance is very much lost on most of the human sprawl. They see it as nothing more than a convenience, little aware that their influence reaches far beyond the small spheres they can see.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]You sound bitter. In explaining that, you mentioned a lot of things that probably need to be explained...at some point. Before I let you go, tell us a little about Symbology. Is Esoterics the same thing?[/color]

 [color=808080][i]While the common vernacular is to refer to them interchangeably, Symbology is a fairly common practice among humanity...and refers solely to the study of Symbols, or "Godspeak". Symbology is used in place of "magic" by humans, allowing the momentary re-arrangement of reality through the use of a stolen tongue that they do not fully comprehend. Esoterics refers to the study of Resonance, Symbology, Occult Sciences and other such hackneyed drivel. Suffice to say, the study of Esoterics is rather vague. 

 Though, that does bring to mind the term "Esoteric Grid" which is used purely in the pursuit of Symbology. Before you ask, a Grid is an arrangement of symbols. A Grid can be composed of any number of Symbols that exceeds eight, and does not serve as a completely accurate measurement. Some Symbologists have created Grids that span thousands of characters, in their pursuits. That said, it is safe to say that Symbology draws directly from Resonance and tends to have adverse effects on those who would wield it.[/i][/color]

[color=7CFC00]Could one 'transcend' Corporeal Reality through the use of Esoterics or Symbology?[/color]

[color=808080][i]Probably, yes. Why do you ask?[/i][/color]

[color=7CFC00]Just curious. That's good, for now. Maybe I should make you explain everything.[/color]
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[center][hider=Bond Expanded][color=808080][i]You really are quite bad at this, are you not?[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]Is that a rhetorical question?[/color]

 [color=808080][i]You see what I mean. Now, I suppose, since I am saying these things that you have some use for me? If I recall, and I am fairly certain I do, I did not exist until you somehow barged in here.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]That's not true. You already exist as a thought. You can't un-exist, ya know. Anyway, I thought this would be a good time for us, and by us I mean [b]you[/b] to give some insight as to what exactly the point of the Bond is.[/color]

 [color=808080][i]The Bond is an Esoteric Grid formation heavily rooted in Symbology that is long lost to humanity, and justly so. It is something that is far too potent to remain in the hands of a race barely capable of comprehending the precarious nature of their very existence. This particular formation perpetuates the 'corruption' of a Fate Kernel, allowing the Bonded to bypass their inexorable expiration.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]And what is a Fate Kernel?[/color]

 [color=808080][i]Prodding me along into providing more exposition for your silly games. Very well, I will play along. I am powerless to do otherwise, it would seem. It is a simple concept, Crumbs, and another that [b]you[/b] created. It seems redundant to approach me to offer these-[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]But what is it?[/color]

 [color=808080][i]A Fate Kernel contains the major points of data for events in a Prime Entity's existence. Birth and death are the most noteworthy. Variants exist of course, but they are largely inconsequential. Most important is that the Bond removes those determined factors, making the Bonded an unpredictable agent within the existing system. The Fate Kernel its self is nearly as inconsequential as the events it contains, but its contamination or alteration is highly important. Simply because without an intact Fate Kernel, it is possible for a Prime Entity to surpass the limitations imposed on them by their mortal status.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]You're heartless! How can you say those moments don't matter! Love is more powerfu-[/color]

 [color=808080][i]You believe that as much as I do. Now, moving on.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]Wait, wait, wait. You said something about cheating death with a broken Fate Seed, right?[/color]

 [color=808080][i]Kernel. Fate Kernel. Yes, but I did not mean it in the sense of achieving immortality. Such a thing simply does not exist within any of the known realities. The Central Entity has a finite 'life-span', even if it is one that exceeds all others. Guides do not have Fate Kernels, but still have a set span allowed for their existence. Moderators do not have Fate Kernels, but will eventually be erased. Observers, such as myself, have our time arbitrated by the Administrators.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]I suppose that's true. What does that have to do with the Bond, again?[/color]

 [color=808080][i]It has to do with the fact that the Bonded become something outside of Corporeal Reality's rules. Assuming they survive their Proving Ground-[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]Pygmalion's Gallery.[/color]

 [color=808080][i]That is not the name it was given.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]That's what I'm calling it. Please, continue.[/color]

 [color=808080][i]Assuming they survive...Pygmalion's Gallery and their Guide is successfully sacrificed, the Esoteric Grid will be automatically formed and the Prime Entities will be broken down to their base data. Their Fate Kernel. The data-seed in their Guide will be divided and given to the Prime Entities, overwriting their Fate Kernel and removing the restrictions placed on them by their status as Prime Entities. They then become Bonded.[/i][/color]

 [color=7CFC00]So being 'Bonded' makes them more capable than an average human, but tools of a Moderator or Observer?[/color]

 [color=808080][i]Unlike Guides, there are no Personality Restriction Protocols placed on the Bonded; though there have been attempts. Such input to a mind that remains largely that of a Prime Entity is caustic, causing an inability to absorb the information. This can lead to Delusions forming. It is up to the Bonded whether or not they follow the requests of the Moderator who handles them. There have been instances of Bonded going rogue. Usually this precipitates the involvement of entities outside of the iteration of their originally occupied reality.

 However, that is all for now. I am sorry, I have business elsewhere. Please, show yourself out.[/i][/color][/hider][/center]


[color=7CFC00]Went ahead and added this because Resonance is always something that gets questioned. After that I decided it might be good to do more 'Expanded' stuff. So they'll be moved here until the OOC goes up, then they'll have their own section! Thanks for reading! [/color][/center]