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Catawampus wrote:I wonder if we could end up with a pair of Whatsits this way, since she can be split and still function? That could get awkward, as little mini-Castelas sprout up around Minneapolis wherever a little bit of her got knocked loose and found a good place to take root. Atsali would really have to watch for suspicious loops of rope underfoot then, and perhaps increase her cookie storage.

If she split herself, would her powers be halved? Or would each duplicate whatsit have the same power level as Castela originally had?

Julie wrote:If she split herself, would her powers be halved? Or would each duplicate whatsit have the same power level as Castela originally had?

As much to the point: would her stammer go away? Would it be doubled? Would it stay the same? Would it force the two hemi-Castelas to speak in perfect chorus, or call-and-response, or antiphony, or ???

I have to suspect that the task of dividing a sentient Blackthorn into two independent and fully functional individuals would be so incredibly complex a job that it would require de-vine intervention. Considering the company she keeps, that's not entirely out of the question, of course.

(Places a one pound box of Miracle-Gro into the Pun Jar)

Dave wrote:

Julie wrote:If she split herself, would her powers be halved? Or would each duplicate whatsit have the same power level as Castela originally had?

As much to the point: would her stammer go away? Would it be doubled? Would it stay the same? Would it force the two hemi-Castelas to speak in perfect chorus, or call-and-response, or antiphony, or ???

I have to suspect that the task of dividing a sentient Blackthorn into two independent and fully functional individuals would be so incredibly complex a job that it would require de-vine intervention. Considering the company she keeps, that's not entirely out of the question, of course.

(Places a one pound box of Miracle-Gro into the Pun Jar)

If you 'de-vine' her, does that leaf only the trunk and roots?

Throws in two buckets of ammonium nitrate... without the fuel oil...

Sgt. Howard wrote:Throws in two buckets of ammonium nitrate... without the fuel oil...

That much nitrogen might overstimulate Castela. You'd get an earth-shattering kabloom.

Sgt. Howard wrote:

Dave wrote:

Julie wrote:If she split herself, would her powers be halved? Or would each duplicate whatsit have the same power level as Castela originally had?

As much to the point: would her stammer go away? Would it be doubled? Would it stay the same? Would it force the two hemi-Castelas to speak in perfect chorus, or call-and-response, or antiphony, or ???

I have to suspect that the task of dividing a sentient Blackthorn into two independent and fully functional individuals would be so incredibly complex a job that it would require de-vine intervention. Considering the company she keeps, that's not entirely out of the question, of course.

(Places a one pound box of Miracle-Gro into the Pun Jar)

If you 'de-vine' her, does that leaf only the trunk and roots?

Throws in two buckets of ammonium nitrate... without the fuel oil...

My fear is to divide her would be a thorny issue. We can not be sure what will stem from it, but it seems likely we would be stuck with it.

tosses in a couple of nice large clay pots just in case.

Lets hope that the lil' weed stays on the light side.
I can see something like this in a fertile valley tucked away from prying eyes...

Dave wrote:

Sgt. Howard wrote:Throws in two buckets of ammonium nitrate... without the fuel oil...

That much nitrogen might overstimulate Castela. You'd get an earth-shattering kabloom.

Or would it be an ear-shattering kabloom?

/deposits ten pounds of bone meal/

--FreeFlier

Tumbleweed is a hybrid, there might be luminous DNA in there somewhere...

Sgt. Howard wrote:If you 'de-vine' her, does that leaf only the trunk and roots?

Shoot, that sounds like a rather radical step to take. Though given her generally cheery outlook, the fruits of your labours at least might be a very merry stem.

TazManiac wrote:Tumbleweed is a hybrid, there might be luminous DNA in there somewhere...

what is this picture? it's small enough that trying to zoom in fuzzes the details, enough that i can't make out...

scantrontb wrote:

TazManiac wrote:Tumbleweed is a hybrid, there might be luminous DNA in there somewhere...

what is this picture? it's small enough that trying to zoom in fuzzes the details, enough that i can't make out...

I may be wrong, but I'm guessing the movie Tron that came out just a few years ago.

lake_wrangler wrote:

scantrontb wrote:

TazManiac wrote:Tumbleweed is a hybrid, there might be luminous DNA in there somewhere...

what is this picture? it's small enough that trying to zoom in fuzzes the details, enough that i can't make out...

I may be wrong, but I'm guessing the movie Tron that came out just a few years ago.

Tron Legacy

TazManiac wrote:Tumbleweed is a hybrid, there might be luminous DNA in there somewhere...

ChattaStarhawk wrote:

lake_wrangler wrote:

scantrontb wrote:
what is this picture? it's small enough that trying to zoom in fuzzes the details, enough that i can't make out...

I may be wrong, but I'm guessing the movie Tron that came out just a few years ago.

Tron Legacy

That's what I meant. Thank you for looking up (or already knowing) the actual title...

Jabberwonky wrote:Lets hope that the lil' weed stays on the light side.
I can see something like this in a fertile valley tucked away from prying eyes...
EDITED-Clone Army

That is pretty much the first place my brain went when I started pondering the implications of her keeping the same power level after splitting.

lake_wrangler wrote:

ChattaStarhawk wrote:

lake_wrangler wrote:I may be wrong, but I'm guessing the movie Tron that came out just a few years ago.

Tron Legacy

That's what I meant. Thank you for looking up (or already knowing) the actual title...

"AH!... I See!" said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw... ok, now that it's been pointed out i remember the scene in the movie... as an aside, i know they didn't show it in the movie due to the costuming, but the question i have is: Does she have a belly button?

Julie wrote:

Jabberwonky wrote:Lets hope that the lil' weed stays on the light side.
I can see something like this in a fertile valley tucked away from prying eyes...
EDITED-Clone Army

That is pretty much the first place my brain went when I started pondering the implications of her keeping the same power level after splitting.

the li'l weed has her 'intelligence' distributed evenly along her L O N G vine.. so if she is split, the average will be the same...

scantrontb wrote: "AH!... I See!" said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw... ok, now that it's been pointed out i remember the scene in the movie... as an aside, i know they didn't show it in the movie due to the costuming, but the question i have is: Does she have a belly button?

I think the 'get-out' is that all the 'characters' in tron were 'scanned' from *real* humans, so yes, every nuance and imperfection will be present....

Note it is those 'imperfections' that make people recognisable from anyone else....

illiad wrote:

scantrontb wrote: "AH!... I See!" said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw... ok, now that it's been pointed out i remember the scene in the movie... as an aside, i know they didn't show it in the movie due to the costuming, but the question i have is: Does she have a belly button?

I think the 'get-out' is that all the 'characters' in tron were 'scanned' from *real* humans, so yes, every nuance and imperfection will be present....

Note it is those 'imperfections' that make people recognisable from anyone else....

Just as it is the imperfections in a natural sapphire that make it worth more than a flawless Linde synthetic stone.

illiad wrote:

Julie wrote:

Jabberwonky wrote:Lets hope that the lil' weed stays on the light side.
I can see something like this in a fertile valley tucked away from prying eyes...
EDITED-Clone Army

That is pretty much the first place my brain went when I started pondering the implications of her keeping the same power level after splitting.

the li'l weed has her 'intelligence' distributed evenly along her L O N G vine.. so if she is split, the average will be the same...

I wasn't thinking of boosting or reducing her attributes. Just that it'd be really easy to clone an army of Blackthornes. Break off twig, insert into fertile ground, take a step, repeat actions...

Jabberwonky wrote:Lets hope that the lil' weed stays on the light side.
I can see something like this in a fertile valley tucked away from prying eyes...
EDITED-Clone Army

Julie wrote:That is pretty much the first place my brain went when I started pondering the implications of her keeping the same power level after splitting.

illiad wrote:the li'l weed has her 'intelligence' distributed evenly along her L O N G vine.. so if she is split, the average will be the same...

Jabberwonky wrote:I wasn't thinking of boosting or reducing her attributes. Just that it'd be really easy to clone an army of Blackthornes. Break off twig, insert into fertile ground, take a step, repeat actions...

Given the chaos that one can create, do we really want an army of lil' stinkweeds?

. . .

Might make a useful extortion threat, though.

--FreeFlier