Subject: Re: One quick question. . .
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Posted on: 2011-06-15 18:15:00 UTC
There's mention on the wiki of a "See-Through Device" that would let agents view a scene without entering it. However, following along with the Words seems to be more frequently used.
How do agents on missions see scenes that are supposed to be private? Like, if one character were talking to another alone in an enclosed space. Disguises wouldn't work then, would they.
Do they just read the Words instead, or do they go to see the events? And, if they do, are the agents just wearing sort-of canon invisibility cloaks, or do they have to wait outside and peek through the window like creepers?
As IndeMaat said, it really does depend—on how enclosed the space is, who's involved, etc. The means for getting around it also depend. You mentioned a canon invisibility cloak, Antigone mentioned the See-Through Device, reading the Words is always an option. Additionally, Rez and Flip once hacked the security system of the spaceship they were on to keep tabs on the Sue in the next room; or the agents could be disguised as something that generally goes unnoticed, like house-elves; or they could simply be close enough to overhear without being in the same room; or if it's an Earth-like canon, they could potentially bug the room; etc. The possibilities are as limitless as the situations themselves.
To a degree, the SEP Field does protect the agents from being noticed by Sues and other non-canons as long as they aren't being loud or otherwise drawing attention to themselves, so it is possible to just rely on that in the right circumstances, too. But honestly, that's less fun. {= )
~Neshomeh
If the Sue is in the private scene the agents can't join, because they would be spotted immediately. If the private scene is between canon characters the agents can easily be in the same scene: their SEP field protects them.
There's mention on the wiki of a "See-Through Device" that would let agents view a scene without entering it. However, following along with the Words seems to be more frequently used.
The only Agent that I know of that has used this in the last eighteen months or so is Unger. He used it because as a D&D Barbarian he was illiterate when he arrived at the PPC. He's been learning to read, but his partner, Kelok, picked up the device to help Unger out.
It would be funny to use one in the case of an extremely weird manifestation. That way the agents could see the hilarity. Other wise, yeah, reading it is easier.
Hey, Nice Private SSSSSScene you have there. Sssssshame if ssssssomething happened to it...
Okay it's not 'small' confusion.
It was a minecraft reference. He mentioned looking through the window like a "creeper", so...