Psionic · The Quiet Room
Second Bell Cognitive Static Emitter
₡1,020
- Physical mass
- 0.4 kg
- Stowed volume
- 0.002 m³
- Measurement
- estimated
- Damage resistance
- DR 0 (estimated)
Rules-ready
3D6 Stats
| Weight | 0.4 kg (0.9 lb) |
|---|---|
| DR | 0 |
| Advantages | None |
| Disadvantages | None |
| Skill bonuses | None |
Second Bell Cognitive Static Emitter is a lunchbox-sized emitter that fills a small room with patterned cognitive noise. The Second Bell build uses a sanded aluminum shell, amber pulse lamp, and controls spaced for a trembling hand; it is clinic staff use it for acute cases, when subtle discomfort has already packed a suitcase and left. Second Bell's field feels like rain heard through two bulkheads: noticeable, then strangely easy to ignore. Telepathic probing has to cross that clutter, while ordinary speech and electronics carry on; that is the Second Bell distinction. Second Bell uses a rotary intensity stop prevents casual overdrive, but not deliberate stupidity. Sensitive users may leave with jaw tension, metallic taste, or missing patience; that is the Second Bell distinction. Second Bell's price buys privacy for a room, not secrecy from every mind on the station. The Quiet Room charges 1,020 credits, including fitting and a baseline card.