Originally posted by YZ Name of Aug/Tech: Capture pods ((Nicknamed 'Pokeballs' by many.)) Description: A small, round beacon, orangish yellow in color. It can easily fit in the palm of the hand, and can come in many different colors. History of Aug/Tech: This piece of technology was originally made as an alternative to pet carriers. The technology became free-sourced, and many corporations made their own version of it. They are widely available in pet stores. Countless different brands have been made, and they are fairly easy to recreate. How does it work?: Contrary to the name, the Capture pods are not capsules where pets can be stored in. (Because that would be dumb.) And neither are they balls you throw at animals to contain them in. They are actually miniature teleporter beacons. Animals can be registered into a database, and kept on board large space stations, usually funded by the company that made the Pods. There is a subscription fee for the holding services. An animal of your choice can be placed in a holding pen, if they pass the safety inspections. Overly dangerous animals are not allowed to be held on the majority of stations, as they pose a danger to other animals. The pen number is then registered to the ball, and the creature inside will be cared for and fed daily. Custom food for it can also be ordered by connecting the pod to the nexus. When activated, the creature will be teleported to the users location from the pen, at the nearest flat surface the red circle on the ball is pointing at. Intended use: Originally made as pet carriers so people can transport their pet around easily. For example, storing it in the pens and then bringing the ball to the vet, instead of lugging an angry cat refusing to get his vaccinations all the way there. Strengths: Can allow you to bring an animal with you virtually anywhere you can also teleport to. Weaknesses: The ball cannot get a signal if the planet has some kind of jammer, and cannot function deep underground. To prevent the teleporter systems from being overloaded with requests, each person can only beam down 1 creature every 3 (IRL) hours. Beaming them back up can be done at any time. At most, two creatures meant to be kept in Capture pods can be down at one time, by waiting 3 hours after the first creature is sent out. How do you believe this will assist in benefiting roleplay?: Lets people bring down non-sentients to RP. Also will be a talking point and contribute to some forms of RP. Attainability: Open. Very easy to purchase. Tags: Industrial. Genetic too, I guess?
