| From: | Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Giving blood in 205X: common or rare? |
| Date: | Wed, 20 May 1998 09:50:20 EDT |
mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM writes:
> > 1/ It's always less costly when people give their blood than when you have
> > to clone it.
NOT if you can get a person to become a "Blood Bank" on their own. What I
mean by this is the potentially abominational power of "Limb Donors". Think
of a clonal body being produced, or a person that is "brain dead" who has
decided to be a good samaritan and be an "Organ Donor". In this case, the
body is kept alive on an indefinite basis. Organs are removed as needed, and
clonal parts are simply regrown within said individual's body. Same type of
situation, as long as the body is kept in near-100% health, it can be used for
TONS of things. With the right kind of protein and nutrient bathing, the body
in question could become nothing more than a "Blood Bank", producing much
needed blood for all sorts of medical requirements.
Come on folks, let's get -really- imaginative...
> > 2/ I don't think people bother about giving their blood, even in SR. Most
> > joe citizens don't know anything about rituals, blood magic and other
> > things like this.
I agree here overall. Sure, there are the movies and the trids. But, as I
recently ran into with a UPS driver and his family. He has been teaching his
kids that "this isn't real, it's only a movie", but unfortunately they haven't
learned just yet the difference between a "News Show" and a "Movie/TV
Episode". Desensitization works wonders, even in the nightmarish sense.
Oh, and BTW, the "Festival de Muertos" that is mentioned in the Will of
Dunkelzahn has a LOT to do with how much respect for the dead and the giving
of life's value is placed upon such. Among that is "Ritual Bloodletting". So
yes, even Aztlan, "Blood Donations" are most likely a pretty common thing.
Hell, with the topic of "Essence Balance" within a body being such a BIG topic
to a magician, it would probably be imperative that good donors be found, or
clonal samples be required. Trust sometimes falls to the side in the realm of
topics when it comes to the Desire to Live after all.
> > 3/ A good plot would be for an institute to use rituals on the custommers
> > who gave them some blodd. Perhaps they could develop a way to cast a
> ritual
> > on multiple targets and influence them to buy some products.
Ah Hell, that is -really- easy. AoE Ritual Magic using Mental Manipulations
like "Mob Mood" or "Mob Mind". Create/Design specific variations on a
theme
such as "Mob Suggestion" or "Mob Dream Insinuation". Place all
samples within
the ritual that is being performed and cast away.
> The Red Cross tries to maintain a bit of identity-protection with blood
> donors now; maybe in the future they'd use a Mass Sterilize spell. Be
> sort of a pain to try a ritual only you ended up nabbing the wrong bag
> from the Red Cross (er - DocWagon) vaults. Especially if you wanted to
> screw your target over in a highly noticeable fashion.
The only problem with that is that it would work -perfectly- for what you are
suggesting. It might also destroy certain necessary, lifesaving,
characteristics of the blood.
> - Matt
-K
