From: A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org   
      
   On 20.01.19, Capuchin   wrote:   
   > On 19 Jan 2019  "A. Tina Hall"  wrote:   
      
   >> Ah. Wouldn't that be a short circuit? :)   
      
   > With a large capacitor, it's a fairly spectacular short circuit! The   
   > air is ionized, allowing sparks to jump in all directions.   
      
   Reminds me of Tesla coil displays. :)   
      
   (And that the loading and discharge curves are pretty much an inversion   
   or mirror of each others'.)   
      
   >> In the quote you added below, a tablet is mentioned though, and   
   >> laptops exist. That suggests they can take photos, no? They could   
   >> show whether reality was altered, or not (and then it's just   
   >> perception). Unless the effect would be caught on film to affect   
   >> whoever watches it.   
      
   > This is set in modern day.   
      
   > If a camera is within the field, is it accurately recording a   
   > distorted reality or is it recording its distorted perception of   
   > reality?   
      
   That's what I wonder, or suggest you could have your scientists wonder.   
      
   Depending which it is, it could help find out what the effect is. Does   
   the effect get caught on film (or digital media), or not, is what you   
   would have to decide/find out. :)   
      
   Well, it's just something I'd cover as writer, and would wonder why it's   
   not mentioned while reading the story.   
      
   > If it's outside the field, it's only going to record the perception   
   > of normal reality, no matter how distorted the target's reality is.   
      
   > It's like printing a word with really tall, skinny letters. Seen   
   > straight on, it's distorted; seen at a steep angle, it looks normal.   
   > When you're in a normal area, you always see things in a way that   
   > make them look normal.   
      
   Nice explanation. :) (Still, what about a camera inside the field?)   
      
   >> What about possible injuries?   
      
   > Not likely unless someone wants to use him as a test subject, and   
   > he's far too valuable to them for that.   
      
   Like Joy said, he doesn't know that. :)   
      
   >> I wonder again about not injuring or maiming him (I'd add that as   
   >> guarantee if it were true).   
      
   > He is something of an outsider, and they're all psychopaths, but he's   
   > also a valuable asset, sort of a one-person control group. I'm sure   
   > some danger will creep up (it wouldn't be much a story without some   
   > sort of risk), but it'll likely be unintentional. Keep in mind, they   
   > have plenty of money, so if he lives, he'll be adequately   
   > compensated.   
      
   I'm thinking about having the possibility/exclusion of it covered in the   
   job offer and contract, not asking you as writer about it. :)   
      
   If they evade the subject, and he doesn't even get the idea to consider   
   it, I'd want to know why, too, as a reader.   
      
   >> Again, if you want a betareader (I'll stick to what you want   
   >> commented on, I would just need a list, if you want to), let me   
   >> know.   
      
   > Thanks for the offer, but I generally only let people see a completed   
   > work when they're in a position to give me money. Segments I'm   
   > struggling with, yes, I'll take all the help I can get, but for a   
   > completed work, the only approval/disapproval which is meaningful to   
   > me is whether they'll sign a check. ;)   
      
   Hehe, to get that check, a betareader could help improve the overall   
   thing. ;P   
      
   Was just an offer though. I'd certainly like a betareader. :)   
      
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