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as a member of the bene gesserit sisterhood, jessica has a few abilities that center around mental compulsion. through rigorous training, jessica has honed an aptitude for the following skills:

THE VOICE. requires specific vocal frequencies, and an understanding of a character's levels of suggestibility. jessica can override a person's will with by finding the right verbal register and issuing a verbal command.

a character's awareness of this depends on the intensity/force behind the order — jessica is able to take the more subtle approach of influencing a person to believe, unconsciously, her orders are their own. however, a more powerful, aggressive command — or overriding the will of someone more resistant — will make them aware they're being controlled/puppeted.

TRUTHSENSE. a little bit on the nose as a name, jessica has the ability to detect a truth from a lie, and a multitude of other things. (are the vibes rancid?)

jessica could be able to distinguish if a character is hiding something from her, their overall mood, etc. this is done by studying words/tone indicators, facial expressions, and in certain circumstances, jessica might be able to sense changes in breathing, pulse rate, and perspiration, among other physiological signs.

this ties in with jessica's advanced skills in PERCEPTION. in addition to the above, she might be able to divine a person's ulterior motives, their current emotional state, if they're hiding weapons on their person, if they're impersonating someone else, etc.

i'll never assume these are ICly okay without a player's opt-in permission! to make it a little easier for me to navigate jessica's general weirdness, please feel out the form below with any permissions or info you want me to have!

<b>PLAYER:</b> <b>CHARACTER NAME:</b> <b>THE VOICE PERMISSION:</b> can jessica use The Voice on your character? please let me know here if your character has training that would make them resistant to it, or if there's limitations on your comfort with jessica using it on your character (ex: yes, but she can't use it to make them kill someone, seduce your character, streak naked down the hallway, whatever!). you can also let me know here how much power jessica would have to put behind the command, and whether they would notice a command if it was given, would sense subtle manipulation, etc. what approach of the voice would work best on your character for rp flavoring (are they more susceptible to aggression? to soft whispers? etc). <b>THE VOICE BUT MAKE IT KINKY PERMISSION.</b> obligatory "can jessica use the voice on your character in a sexy way" for seducing them, or controlling their body in some way. this will never be noncon, but it's likely to stray into dubcon territory. <b>TRUTHSENSE PERMISSION.</b> how perceptive can jessica be with your character? can she pick up on their deception, their hidden emotional state, their physiological tells, hidden weapons, etc in a thread? <b>ANYTHING ELSE.</b> anything else you want me to know! for rp flavoring, feel free to also describe a general sense of what jessica might glean of your character and how they behave/present themselves, if you'd like! i love tl;dr and any details help me in writing character interactions. thanks so much! ♥