Arthur's Approach Visions
Feb. 26th, 2022 02:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Arthur's vision power comes from 15 Strangers! It's listed as "visions of the past and future", but there's some complexity to it!
Arthur sees his visions in first person. That is, he kind of jumps into the memories of someone. He doesn't need to know the person, he doesn't need to be in any kind of proximity, they do not need to be alive, the memory does not have to have happened yet (or at all - possible futures that end up being averted are on the table). He will experience everything the person he's viewing through did. Every thought, every emotion, every sensation, everything. If they hallucinate, he sees that instead of reality. He can view through animals, if they're intelligent enough. The most immersive of these, he's not even aware of being Arthur. He does not need to know who he was, in a given vision.
He can focus on a vision to receive one. He can aim it, but he can't control it perfectly. For example, he could try to look at someone's recent past, but end up seeing their childhood instead. He usually has a sense for whether he's viewing the past or the future, but if it's alien enough then he'll have no ideal. Also, if time travel is involved, his sense is relative to his point in time, not to the experience of who he's viewing through. Those with the specific powersets to may notice his presence and interfere with his visions, or send him specific ones.
He does not have to focus to receive a vision, they can happen at random. These are usually both clearer and more immersive. He goes into a bit of a trance while viewing his visions, and might even wander. If he wanders, he is not aware of his surroundings, please keep an eye on him.
Arthur sees his visions in first person. That is, he kind of jumps into the memories of someone. He doesn't need to know the person, he doesn't need to be in any kind of proximity, they do not need to be alive, the memory does not have to have happened yet (or at all - possible futures that end up being averted are on the table). He will experience everything the person he's viewing through did. Every thought, every emotion, every sensation, everything. If they hallucinate, he sees that instead of reality. He can view through animals, if they're intelligent enough. The most immersive of these, he's not even aware of being Arthur. He does not need to know who he was, in a given vision.
He can focus on a vision to receive one. He can aim it, but he can't control it perfectly. For example, he could try to look at someone's recent past, but end up seeing their childhood instead. He usually has a sense for whether he's viewing the past or the future, but if it's alien enough then he'll have no ideal. Also, if time travel is involved, his sense is relative to his point in time, not to the experience of who he's viewing through. Those with the specific powersets to may notice his presence and interfere with his visions, or send him specific ones.
He does not have to focus to receive a vision, they can happen at random. These are usually both clearer and more immersive. He goes into a bit of a trance while viewing his visions, and might even wander. If he wanders, he is not aware of his surroundings, please keep an eye on him.