User blog:Nata Roebot/Chat Lurker Power Set

Hello, assorted fabulous people of CHBRP Wiki, and welcome to the twisted and terrifying place known as Nata's Blogs! A few moments ago in chat, Pichu and I were further complicating chat lore by describing the mysterious world of "Away" and the types of beings who seem to reside there in perpetuity, only occasionally surfacing for air every few hours or so to make their presence known before vanishing into the abyss again. (Metaphorical embellishment of events © 2K15 by Nata Roebot) So, obviously, to commemorate this marvelous addition, I've made a power set for these poor unrepresented creatures of the deep. The original version started in chat was for stalkers, but I've modified it for lurkers, because they are not necessarily the same people or from the same nation-realm, and it would be politically incorrect to label them as such. Aaaaanyways, hope y'all enjoy!

Offensive:

 * 1) Chat Lurkers have the ability to emit psionic waves of creepiness while lurking at the fringe of Away, just below the surface of chat. This creeps chatters out, causing them to huddle in clusters and making them larger targets for Chat Serial Killers.
 * 2) Chat Lurkers have the ability to shock chatters into inaction by making their presence known after hours of silence. This is easiest when the chat population is low and all chatters are actively engaged in conversation with each other. By popping in with a pearl of insight that could only have been gained from listening for the past few hours, Chat Lurkers can psychologically debilitate chatters with the power of surprise for a moderate amount of time. Affected chatters will also feel an unwarranted sense of guilt for ignoring the Chat Lurker for so long, and they may forget their earlier attempts to prod the Chat Lurker into conversation, further contributing to this feeling.

Defensive:

 * 1) Chat Lurkers have the ability to completely resist any and all attempts by normal chatters to prod them into conversation whilst they are actively lurking.
 * 2) Chat Lurkers can retreat to their natural habitat of Away whenever they feel unnerved or threatened, be it by a particularly insistent chatter's attempts to prod them into conversation, by a Chat Perv, or by a Chat Serial Killer. It is difficult to push a Chat Lurker to this point and even more difficult to convince them to return until a moderate amount of time has passed.

Passive/Traits:

 * 1) Chat Lurkers are a subtype of Internet Lurkers and are similar yet different in many ways.
 * 2) Chat Lurkers are usually quite taciturn; as a result, their silence can sometimes spark minor debates in chat about what they might be doing (sleeping? eating? loitering?) and where they might be (here? Away? hiding in a dark corner?).
 * 3) Chat Lurkers are innately more skilled at ignoring socialization, be it in chat or Away.
 * 4) Chat Lurkers are usually quite observant and often are the first to notice patterns in chatters' behavior/mannerisms. This usually makes them the first ones aware of the more subtle types of chatters such as Chat Stalkers and Chat Serial Killers.

Supplementary:

 * 1) Chat Lurkers have the ability to make themselves seem very mysterious and obfuscate their personal information at will. Combined with their resistance to social interaction, this makes them extremely difficult and unlikely targets for Chat Serial Killers.
 * 2) Chat Lurkers are able to control the level of awareness they receive. If they are actively lurking, they maintain a low profile and attract minimal attention with their presence. If they need to make themselves heard, they may speak up, such an unusual occurrence that all attention is immediately directed towards them. This ability, combined with their unlikeliness as targets and observation skills, makes them useful public security announcers in the event of a Chat Serial Killer sighting.
 * 3) Chat Lurkers can sometimes communicate with other inhabitants of Away if they both happen to be trained in the magical technique of Skype. This makes them capable, if not entirely reliable, messengers to creatures of the other realm.

That's all, folks! *insert Looney Tunes end screen here* Writing this was fun, and I'm definitely gonna use this feature more... ^_^ Leave a comment below if you liked/hated/adored/cried at/wanted to burn this post (and if you think saying "Leave a comment below" sounds like a YouTube thing), and enjoy the rest of the crazy Internet browsing session that brought you here!