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Old 05-07-2014, 05:46 AM   #8
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Default Re: New Quirks: Availability through Brainbugs, Psychosurgery and Memetic Counselling

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Originally Posted by Phil Masters View Post
Given that a lot of disads can be temporarily induced by nanotech treatments in TS, doing the same with (some) quirks should be perfectly feasible. Going through the new PDF and noting which would be reasonable candidates is left as an exercise... But anything that's specifically marked as the quirk-level version of a nanotech-inducible disad would of course be on the list.
Would a device that lets someone quickly and reliable change accents (with no chance of slipping out of the accent) be possible? It's easier to learn a language than to learn to speak exactly like a real native speaker. So the ability to get the accent perfect would really aid a spy.
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