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KK Chat -- 26 Janurary 2025

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[18:04] <The_Bee> Hi KK?
[18:05] * web17 is now known as KK
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> It looked like a blizzard
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hello, Presumably KK
[18:05] <chris> 31 today, in the 40s all next week
[18:05] <chris> hi kk
[18:05] <KK> Hello, all!
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi KK how are you?
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> How's your ticker ticking?
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And for that matter, how are your kickers kicking? 😄
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[18:06] <The_Bee> HiHM
[18:06] <chris> hi HM
[18:06] <HoundMistress> Hi, y'all
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi HM
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi HM
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> How are your knees ... kneeding?
[18:07] <KK> Ticker is ticking great! And for the first time since I got my Smartwatch in December, it says No AFib! Hurrah!
[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> YAY!
[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yay!
[18:07] <chris> awesome
[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hurrah!!
[18:07] <The_Bee> Yippeee!
[18:07] <HoundMistress> Yay! No A-fib is good!!
[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> That's no fib!
[18:08] <The_Bee> What causes a-fib?
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I had to go get a new smartwatch charger just today. My old one died unexpectedly. I think the wiring in the cable might have broken.
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hope it's gone for good
[18:08] <KK> Knees are kneeding fine. Only system not functioning nominal is balance, but my physio is shifting focus to that.
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> The a fib, not your charger
[18:09] <The_Bee> We don't want an unbalanced KK--physically or mentally.
[18:09] <KK> My iphone charger also charges the watch, so I'm in good shape in that regard.
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> My old charger is gone for good. The new one better not be; those suckers are expensive!
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Good evening!
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hola!
[18:10] <HoundMistress> Hi, marc
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Balance is so important
[18:10] <chris> hi marc
[18:10] <KK> Alas the phone charger does not read through the Otterbox case on the phone, so I still have to plug the phone in. But Otterbox is the best protecting case, so we adapt.
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Marc
[18:11] <The_Bee> Hi marc
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> How are you all doing tonight?
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Just finished a chapter of the work in progress, so I'm enjoying a break with present company.
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Not too great. How about you?
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> I will pray for your continued physical improvement, KK 🙂
[18:12] <The_Bee> I just lost all my credit cards.
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Oh dear!
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You've canceled them, I hope?
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> !!!!
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> What happened?!
[18:12] <KK> I also discovered in hospital that the charger that came with the watch has a usb-c plug-n rather than a plain usb, and the plug for the wall onlytakes usb-c, so I did without that phone for the day.
[18:12] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Oh, two bits of bad news. So sorry, friends
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Oh no! That is such a hassle
[18:13] <chris> that sucks marc
[18:13] <The_Bee> I took them out of my purse to loook for something else. I thought I'f put themback, but....
[18:13] <chris> oops that was bee
[18:14] <HoundMistress> Oh, dear! That's going to be a hassle, Bee.
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Not for me. I mean the credit card business and what DFK said. I feel bad because of that, but my fortune may be finally turning to the good again
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Were you at home when you did, Bee? If so, hopefully they'll turn out. But if you were out somewhere else, it would be safest to cancel them.
[18:14] <chris> that's what i get for multitasking
[18:14] <KK> But you were away from home, Bee? Otherwise, they should still be in your apartment.
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> What's your good news, Marc?
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I hope so Marc
[18:14] <The_Bee> I've canceled one, locked another.I checked atthe place where I had them, but they said they hadn't been turned in
[18:15] <The_Bee> i was at a CVS pharmacy.  i had them in my hand. when I got to church, I looked and they were gone.
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> I agreed to an offer of a trial period on a job, but they seem really intent on keeping me on if they can. 😄
[18:16] <chris> that's cool marc
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That's great, Marc!
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Does anyone have advice for working with high schoolers?
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> That sounds great Marc
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Lots of prayer, Marc.  😉
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> For sanity
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> https://tenor.com/view/keyaan-john-wick-keanu-reeves-gif-2384046765437701795 embed: https://tenor.com/view/keyaan-john-wick-keanu-reeves-gif-2384046765437701795
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[18:16] <The_Bee> Be honest; you won't fool them.
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[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <marc_du_temple> I'm glad you caught your credit card problem before it could become big
[18:17] <HoundMistress> *(E_&) computer
[18:17] <The_Bee> I stikll need to complete canceling.
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Seriously, I did some student teaching with middle and high schoolers, and I would take high schoolers any day over middle school. But that was also over thirty years ago, so I don't know if I would have the patience for either anymore. At the time, I enjoyed the high schoolers though, FWIW.
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> HoundMistress, is there something wrong with yours today?
[18:18] <HoundMistress> Today, yesterday, last week...
[18:18] <chris> end of the 1st quarter: bills 3 chiefs 7
[18:18] <HoundMistress> I have to have it looked at. It's got some kind of "gateway" problem that seems to have to do with the wifi
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Come on Bills. Tired of chiefs
[18:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> HoundMistress, I'm sorry that I can't offer suggestions.
[18:20] <HoundMistress> Geeks will know what it needs
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yeah, but Chris is watching football.  😉
[18:21] <chris> after the chat is over HoundMistress, i would power cycle your router and modem. modem first and then router. unless they are the same device then it makes it easy
[18:22] <HoundMistress> Uh, you assume I know what those are, Chris. Lou did all my computer maintenance.
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> How does one do that ?
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> So you find a twelve year old neighbor to go to your house and point out which pieces of equipment are your modem and your router....  😄
[18:23] <The_Bee> LOL!
[18:24] <chris> dfk, power cycle mean to unplug the device from power for generally about 30 seconds and then plug it back in
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> -then ask them to do what Chris said
[18:24] <HoundMistress> LOL! Yeah, and would know, too. They can't imagine not having computers.
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Ahhh. Thank you
[18:25] <The_Bee> and Hold the power button in for the30 seconds.
[18:25] <HoundMistress> If all else fails, reboot
[18:25] <chris> those devices usually dont have power buttons
[18:25] <HoundMistress> But...I have tried that.
[18:26] <The_Bee> Mine does.
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hey all. I'm at a baby shower so the brain is only half here
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> My cable company keeps telling me my equipment is out of date. May have to do something about that
[18:26] <chris> sometimes they have a suspend button but that's not the same thing
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Nanny shower sounds like fun
[18:27] <HoundMistress> Spectrum came and replaced ALL of their equipment. BCZ it was all 20 yrs old.
[18:27] <The_Bee> FYI i have heatagain. heating system needed new batteries.
[18:27] <chris> bills just got a TD
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Baby not nanny. AC strikes again
[18:27] <HoundMistress> But that didn't solve the problem
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Yay Bills!
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I finally had to replace my old router back when I was still working from home because it wouldn't stay connected no matter how often I tried power cycling it, and I was amazed when I got the new one how fast it was compared to the old one even before the disconnecting issues began.
[18:28] <HoundMistress> They replaced that
[18:28] <chris> dfk definitely replace it
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Glad you have heat, Bee! This has been a cold winter so far.
[18:28] <The_Bee> Spring will come--eventually>
[18:28] <HoundMistress> Glad to hear you have heat, Bee!
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Really cold winter. Spring is welcome any time
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Everyone! Go Chiefs!
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi Jerusha!
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Heat is a blessing
[18:29] <chris> no no no Jerusha
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Hi Jerusha
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Heya J-sha!
[18:29] <The_Bee> Hi Jerusha
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Yes, yes, yes Bynw!
[18:30] <HoundMistress> Hi, Jerusha
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Why such a chiefs fan j?
[18:30] <KK> If the cable company tells you your equipment is out of date, all you should have to do is tell them to send you replacements. At worst, you'd take the old equipment to their office a they'd give you new.
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Andy Reid in cute in a walrus kind of way
[18:31] <HoundMistress> If it's not The Cowboys playing, I don't care who wins.
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> True
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Green Bay is still my team
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://tenor.com/view/walrus-walrus-waving-gif-14828595587632073347 embed: https://tenor.com/view/walrus-walrus-waving-gif-14828595587632073347
[18:32] <HoundMistress> LOL!
[18:32] <chris> blah on green bay too
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> For shame, Bynw!
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[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Another Bee?
[18:33] <The_Bee76> nope. i diesonnected myself.
[18:33] <chris> it's the same bee
[18:33] * The_Bee76 is now known as Bee
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Though we'd gotten a swarm of bees.
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Thought we'd gotten a swarm of bees.
[18:34] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> bzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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[18:34] <Bee> I'm not sure how to disconnect one without disconnecting both.
[18:34] <chris> you show as still connected... don't have a tab or window still open with the chat still on it
[18:35] <chris> oh it closed
[18:35] <Bee> The Bee is gone; long live Bee
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I almost put up a bee gif, but changed my mind for Laurna's sake.
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Yeah, not a good thing, Nezz
[18:35] <Bee> I'm not sure how to disconnect one without disconnecting both.
[18:36] <chris> hmmm he does look a bit like a walrus
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Yep
[18:36] * Bee sends honey to all chatters
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Aw, honey, how sweet!
[18:37] <HoundMistress> I have PB and hone, now if only I had a banana
[18:37] <HoundMistress> Honey
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> DD-1 just brought food so going to eat now
[18:37] <HoundMistress> Enjoy DFK
[18:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Enjoy, DFK
[18:37] <chris> enjoy
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Anything interesting planned for this week, KK, or just recovering?
[18:40] <KK> Physio twice, service tomorrow for my HVAC, continuing on decluttering. I've made some progress on the latter.
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Woot!
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Sounds like a plan
[18:41] <chris> that's good
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Service for the HVAC? Communion, Last Rites, or Burial?
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I need some Deryni decluttering magic. I'm sure some exists. Maybe a clutter banishing ritual.  😄
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Exorcism?
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Wedding. The heater is marrying the a/c.
[18:42] <HoundMistress> Who was it who had a problem with the shower spell?
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Is there a Deryni spell to grow hair? I would think there would be.
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Thorne
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Will things heat up, or will they chill out?
[18:43] <HoundMistress> Oh, yes! Couldn't remember.
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I guess a Healer could stimulate blood flow to the scalp, if the hair roots aren't completely dead.
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Washburn could not find a spell to grow hair
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> How about a shape-changing spell, to your younger self? That could be popular!
[18:43] <HoundMistress> That's interesting. Probably so, evie.
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Just because Washington didn't know it doesn't mean the spell doesn't exist. 🙂
[18:44] <KK> Fortunately, just routine maintenance for the HVAC.
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Washington?
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'd go for that shape changing spell.  😄
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Just because Wash didn't know it doesn't mean the spell doesn't exist. 🙂
[18:44] <HoundMistress> Better known as Wash
[18:44] <Bee> Plant seeds in your scalp; grow grass (or flowers)
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Stupid ac. 🙂
[18:44] <HoundMistress> BEcome a Chia pet
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Chia pet
[18:44] <chris> chia hair
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I used to have a chia head, but Luke broke it before the seeds had a chance to sprout
[18:46] <KK> A chia pet would have been intriguing for a cat.
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I mean, it was a pottery head on the counter. It wasn't a chia head on my shoulders, just to be perfectly clear.  😄
[18:46] <Bee> That's a relief!
[18:46] <HoundMistress> LOL!
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Luke was a meddler. Anything I was doing, he had to investigate
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Snoopervise
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes, Gigi liked to snoopervise too, but she had the good sense to do it gingerly and off to one side, not try to trample over things and knock them around in the process.
[18:48] <HoundMistress> Have y'all seen the cats playing with the buttons on the floor that can tell you what your cat or dog wants.?
[18:48] <Bee> ???
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes, some seem better with the buttons than others
[18:49] <HoundMistress> I got 4 buttons but they didn't come with instructions...
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I have a friend whose dog knows the buttons
[18:49] <Bee> Are the buttons food-scented?
[18:50] <HoundMistress> Can they tell me how to set them up? No, not scented.
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bee, they're buttons that are different colors and each says a different word when stepped on. The cat learns what word each button means and can learn how to use them to say a word or short phrase to ask for something or express a thought. In theory at least. As I said, some cats seem to understand what they are doing more than others.
[18:50] <HoundMistress> theya re fluentPet I think.
[18:50] <Bee> okay got it.
[18:51] <Bee> TY
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I think I've heard that you can use click training to get them to learn the concept behind each button, but it's been a while since I saw those videos so I might be misremembering.
[18:51] <KK> Sounds interesting. I expect Daphne would have a lot to say.
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I lost one of my cats this week. Potpie went to the Rainbow Bridge on Friday
[18:52] <HoundMistress> The dog, Bunny, in the TikTok videos knows a bunch.
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Ahh, sorry to hear that, Nezz
[18:52] <KK> Oh, so sorry, Nezz.
[18:52] <HoundMistress> Oh, No!! I'm so sorry, stnezz!
[18:52] <Bee> Goodbye Potpie.
[18:52] <KK> How old, and male or female?
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> He was one of my little panthers. 18 1/2.
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Wow, that's a long life
[18:53] <HoundMistress> That's a great long life!
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That's a good run for a cat
[18:53] <Bee> a long and happy llife
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> He was the one who liked to join the zoom calls the most
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I thought of that
[18:54] <HoundMistress> Bubbie heard us thinking about cats.
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yeah, I can't complain that he didn't stay long enough. And he was definitely ready.
[18:54] <KK> I remember a panther. So sad. But it sounds like he had a long and happy life.
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> He did. One of those cats with so much personality
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> They live on in spirit
[18:56] <KK> Panthers are often full of personality. How many other cats do you have?
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I swear Gigi still lives here. I keep thinking I see her just out of the corner of my eye, and one time I was sitting in my bedroom and could have sworn I heard faint purring.
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I still have 2 more panthers and a white kitty
[18:57] <Bee> I've seen stories about how black cats are different from other cats.
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> They're furry voids.  🙂
[18:58] <Bee> Melantha would climb onto my lap, but if I picked her up, she wanted to get down.
[18:59] <HoundMistress> Bubbie likes my lap but no holding!
[18:59] <chris> panthers are great.... been many many many years since i've had one
[19:00] <Bee> Mickey is an arm-of-the chair cat, not a lap cat.
[19:01] <Bee> or an in-my-bed cat
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> GIgi was both, but she would sit on the chair arm if I was doing something with my hands or if I was eating. The moment I was done, she'd insist on moving to my lap.
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And at bedtime she would let me know it was time for me to go to bed
[19:02] <KK> They're all different from one another. And I think I have either a ghost cat or maybe a mouse in the wall. My neighborhood is very quiet late at night, and sometimes I hear what sounds like maybe Daphne is slinking around, in the hall and right by my bed, but she's on the bed with me and sound asleep. Last night i was in the bathroom,, accompanied
[19:02] <KK> y Daphne, when she suddenly went trotting down the halll, paused to look into the living room, when bounded into the LR and out of my sight. Did whatever she was doing for 5-10 min., then came back to bed. Is a mystery.
[19:02] <Bee> "aw, please, Gigi,I want to stay up later."
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Gigi would glare at me in silent judgment if I broke my routine, Bee. 😄
[19:04] <chris> my sweet Andi bengal always slept next to me. i could still feel her after she passed for quite a while
[19:05] <HoundMistress> If I sleep on my back, IBLK will sleep on my legs.
[19:05] <KK> I think they do that for a while, to ease us through our loss.
[19:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Kk, can I get a ruling about merasha and Healing?
[19:08] <Bee> The pet shelter where my brother volunteers divides cats into Red light, yellow light and green light.  Reds are stand-offish.  Yellow are "let me decide." Greens are "You can carry me around on your shoulder alll day.
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Luke was a Green from day one. Gigi started off as a Red, eventually became a Yellow, and by the last few years of her life she was mostly Green.
[19:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> In the Camber books, we see Rhys doing some work on Jed and Evaine, but later in Histories, Alaric can't Heal Duncan in two different books.
[19:09] <HoundMistress> Bubbie is definitely a yellow. IBLK hates everyone but me.
[19:10] <chris> i had a cat once that would happily drape over my shoulder and did so no matter what i was doing
[19:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Nezz, are you taking about times when the patient had merasha in their system?
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> I don't remember Alaric not being able to heal Duncan
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Is whether or not t just a matter of whetheror not the person is bleeding that makes a difference in whether or not they can be Healed?
[19:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Evie, yes. Healing a person who has been Merasha-dosed
[19:11] <HoundMistress> Yes, couldn't the healer fall under it if they touched the blood of the affected person?
[19:13] <chris> almost halftime bills 16 chiefs 21
[19:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I think there was also a danger of falling into the merasha disruption if you linked minds, but maybe some forms of Healing could be done without having to do that or contact blood? (I can't remember the specifics of when Rhys Healed Jed and Evaine, so it's hard to speculate on what was happening there.)
[19:13] <Bee> How much did Alaric and duncan know about poer-blocking; could anyone in their time do it?
[19:14] <HoundMistress> It was a lost power, wasn't it?
[19:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Yes, Alaric was trying to stop the bleeding from Duncan's and was told to get out because if Merasha in his system
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Evie, that is the exact question. When can you heal and when can't heal a merasha-victim
[19:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Come on Bills!!
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Bee, there was no blocking at that time
[19:16] <KK> I think the blood element from merasha would affect whether or how much Healing could be done safely.
[19:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> So Alaric could stabilize, but not touch the blood to heal
[19:17] <KK> And the experience and power of the Healer could also affect the Healing.
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> I thought it involved Alaric putting his fingers in Duncan's wounds. I don't think Dhugal had a problem with Kelson in the cave, did he? (Other than getting exhausted.)
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I wonder if contact with other bodily fluids would also affect safety? Though blood would be the most likely one a Healer would have contact with.
[19:17] <HoundMistress> I always thought Alaric would be a very powerful healer if trained properly
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> So if victim is *not* bleeding, healer might be able to heal? But they can't heal a bleeding wound?
[19:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> @HM it was lost until Washington read the scroll and found that he could do. Hard on Valerian
[19:18] <HoundMistress> Oh, I forgot about that!!
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> I thought it was blood contact in particular. Can someone heal thru cloth or leather?
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> AC is such a pain
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> AC?
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Air conditioning?
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Auto correct
[19:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Auto correct
[19:18] <HoundMistress> I hate auto-correct
[19:18] <chris> autocorrect is banned
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> I was gonna say, I didn't think anyone here was having problems with heat today!
[19:19] <chris> one of the first things i turn off on any mobile device
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Blood contact is the only bodily fluid specifically mentioned in canon, not the only possible fluid that might transfer merasha to a Healer though, unless the Author says otherwise.
[19:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Next question: can a bleeding Human who's been dosed with merasha cause problems for the healer? Or does the humanity neutralize the merasha?
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> If merasha is in the blood it can cause problems for the healer
[19:20] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> That's why I'm asking the author. 🙂
[19:20] <KK> With no blood involved, an experienced Healer could Heal through cloth, leather probably not so much. Skin to skin contact seems to be a factor.
[19:20] <HoundMistress> Doesn't merasha have some but softer affect on humans?
[19:21] <HoundMistress> Effect
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I would think the chemical would remain the same chemical no matter if it's in a living body or outside of it, and no matter what sort of body it is.
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes, HM, it just makes humans sleepy. But that doesn't mean it becomes a different chemical, it just affects them differently.
[19:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> IIRC merasha just makes humans sleepy
[19:21] <Bee> @HM, it depends on when KK wrote the story.
[19:22] <HoundMistress> Right, different effects on humans
[19:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Like in modern medicine, an ADHD patient will react to Concerta or Adderall differently from a person without ADHD
[19:22] <Bee> The guy who shared his merash-laced wine with Brion wasn't affected.
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Colin
[19:23] <KK> Very true, Bee! We must never forget that I was making up all t is stuff as I went along, an sometimes had to go through amazing gyrations to get myself out of a corner where I'd painted myself in. Bringing Camber back to life is a good example.
[19:23] <Bee> thanks
[19:23] <chris> yeah merasha in a human would be the same ias in a Deryni when it comes to the danger to a healer
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Even if Colin got slightly drowsy, he might have just assumed it was a natural effect of drinking wine. (Drinking wine makes me slightly drowsy IRL)
[19:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Colin???
[19:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Colin of Fianna
[19:24] <HoundMistress> Colin who gave the wine to Brion
[19:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> The guy who had the wineskin of merasha-laced wine in DR
[19:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Not *my* Colin, if that's what's confusing you. 😄
[19:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Prince Conall got affected by merasha, and not just as sleepiness, at the end of *Quest for Saint Camber*, despite being (almost) 100% human.
[19:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Ahh. I was thinking of Colin in Evie story
[19:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> But Conall was also Empowered, so maybe something about possessing psychic powers makes one more susceptible to merasha even if one is genetically (mostly) human?
[19:26] <Bee> Connall' y-chromsome had een activated.
[19:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> He was already activated by then.
[19:27] <chris> he was a made Deryni by then and subject to merasha effects
[19:27] <Bee> A child with a Deryni father and a human mother was affected by merasha.
[19:28] <Bee> even though deryniness was on he X chromosome
[19:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Both Conall and Brion were activated, but Brion didn't slump over when he was dosed.
[19:29] <HoundMistress> There was a lot of hidden and lost Deryni blood back then
[19:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> No, he slumped over when Charissa killed him
[19:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> *glaring at Nezz*
[19:29] <HoundMistress> Connell might have been playing unconcious
[19:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> 👼
[19:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Most chemicals derived from plants without means of modern chemistry will likely vary in dosage, especially given other variables such as age, concentration, etc. So merasha might affect two Deryni differently if it comes from different batches, or due to individual differences between those people.
[19:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> BTW, I never interpreted power assumption as becoming Deryni -- I don't think it was
[19:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> ever put that way in the books. Also, Haldane powers remained different, because Haldane power came on instinctively, and I have the impression that they couldn't progress past that. Like you made level to Level 8 instantly, but then you were stuck there, as I understand Dungeons and Dragons terms.
[19:32] <Bee> Do female Healers get more affected by sick people because they have a double dose of the Healing gene?  Evaine had to leave the room when she was pregnant with Jerusha. and Rhys was Healing ssomeone.
[19:32] <chris> consider the Deryni to be like the wizards and witches of Harry Potter. Deryni and Deryni parents will produce a Deryni child. A human and Deryni parents might produce a Deryni child or a human child.  I doubt there are any equivalents to the Squibs in the Deryni universe
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Squiba?
[19:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> (that should have been an s)
[19:33] <chris> Bee, that genetic stuff was dropped since it produced problems in the stories.
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Squibs in the Potterverse are children born to magical parents who don't possess magical powers themselves
[19:35] <HoundMistress> This is interesting! But, I gotta go. See y'all next weekend? Or is that video chat?
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Ah, thanks
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Next week would be zoom chat, I think
[19:35] <KK> Again, there are going to be occasional inconsistencies because of making it all up a I went along.
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Should be zoom chat
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Should be zoom
[19:35] <HoundMistress> Everyone have a great week!!
[19:35] <Bee> Too baad; I think it mad sense if a woman could be a carrier, but not a healer.  Like Queen Victoria and hemophilia.
[19:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> You too, HM
[19:35] <chris> cya HM
[19:36] <HoundMistress> Thanks! Byeeee
[19:36] <HoundMistress> 1
[19:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Bye HM
[19:36] <Bee> Bye HM1
[19:36] * HoundMistress (181b2262@CCN-2C8ABF5B.res.spectrum.com) Quit (Quit: Client closed)
[19:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Chris is the game back yet
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It might be that a woman could carry but not express the Healer gene. After all, I would think the gift skips generations (but is still carried down through the line); otherwise, Alyce and Vera would have been Healers also.
[19:37] <chris> yes it is
[19:37] <KK> Yes, Zoom next week. And I too need to get going, because I need to eat and also All Creatures Great an Small is starting very soon.  Good questions this week, gang. We can continue next week.
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Goodnight, KK
[19:37] <chris> have a good night KK
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Have a good week KK
[19:37] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I smell DH preparing something dinnerlike, so I guess I should investigate that.
[19:37] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of purple sparkles.
[19:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I think I will go too
[19:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <derynifank> Me too for All creatures. Have a good week everyone. See you next Sunday
[19:38] <Bee> Maybe female Healers need two h genes .
[19:38] <KK> Ta-ta for now, an Nighters!
[19:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Nighters, everyone!
[19:38] * KK (43ae459a@CCN-39EF3B66.hsd1.va.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: Client closed)

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