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The System chews on that question for a bit and then gives her a window that says: 

2.25 

1.5 Dexterity (specialized), 0.5 Agility (specialized), 0.25 Processing (specialized).

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That is a surprisingly complex answer with less weight in Agility than she expected! But she can afford it no problem. Goodbye, dyspraxia.

What've we got in the sub-sub-whatnots of Processing, that looks fun.

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Some standout interesting ones include Proprioception (what was suggested for her dyspraxia), Visual Processing, Language Processing, Memory, Social Understanding, Numerical Processing, Kinematics Intuition, Auditory Processing, Task Switching.

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Does the internet want to tell her what kinematics intuition is?

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It's the thing where you can predict where thrown objects are going to land and also know how to throw them correctly! Some internet nerds are very excited about it and explain it in detail. Animals really have terrible throwing accuracy but humans can, like, play baseball. Kinematics Intuition points also give you the ability to call how dice or coins are going to fall a moment before they do, at high levels, or see intuitively how forces are playing out on bridges and buildings, or exactly how something is about to break if you know what it's made of, or help you 'feel' the flow of cars on a road. Avowed use it for sports, or like, grenades.

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Or Marked Rocks?

She can tell she's going to pour a lot of points in here, but if the Internet wants to sell her on speed or agility or dexterity now's the time.

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The Internet's Points Against Processing:

1. The System itself tells you too much processing is 'suboptimal', and that 1 point per three months, or less, is best.

2. It doesn't actually make you smarter or more creative, it mostly makes you faster.

3. Some of history's greatest geniuses were absolutely miserable, you know.

Processing certainly has plenty of fans too though.

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Does the System care to elaborate for her on why too much processing is suboptimal?

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Avowed will see greater overall improvement for the same investment of points in Processing if the points take effect over time. Rapid affixation of Processing can also cause undesirable side-effects in extreme cases.

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Side effects like what?

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The Contract does not answer her.

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Rude?? Like, not wildly more rude than just declining to talk to almost anyone on the planet in the first place, but.

Does the internet know?

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The internet has wildly inconsistent information about this subject. The anti-avowed crowd think it turns you into an INSANE MURDERER. The pro-avowed crowd think these people are idiots for ignoring System Warnings. One guy says he insisted on affixing six points of Processing all at once woke up a week later in a House of Healing, missing a bunch of childhood memories and also the ability to sing. He was, though, happy about this, as his parents had tried to murder him for being Avowed.

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What the fuck. Okay, she'll go slow on that! She guesses! Does she need to use all her points in affixation or can she save some for Christmas.

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You may save up to four Foundation points for later at this time. Additionally, up to four Foundation points may be allocated to Processing to come in over time (over one year), and these do not count against the limit of saved points.

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Okay. Two and a quarter points are already eaten up in an anti-dyspraxia effort. She's going to bank four - the folks on Anesidora will be able to give her advice better than the Internet's, probably, especially since she's a U and doesn't even know what she'll be summoned for - and put one in Processing to start and two to grow in later. That leaves her three-quarters of a point to do other things with. She goes and sprinkles that around in dexterity microsubskills that will make her better at writing and typing, and puts a bit in speed so her brain won't wind up outpacing her body too much. Is there, like, a Critique My Build forum anywhere that looks nonfarcical?

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There are, with varying levels of seriousness. The most serious ones want a verification of registration at an Anesidoran consulate before letting her sign up.

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Right, how long does she have before Australia kicks her out once they know about this? Will she have time to go visit her dad?

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Technically she doesn't HAVE to leave until she actually affixes, up to 90 days from now. Internet says that you tend to get bugged, a lot, about how your travel plans to Anesidora are shaping up, though. Maybe even some cops coming to check that there aren't any problems. 

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So possibly she wants to be AT Charlie's place when they find out, which would be fine except he lives out by Alice Springs and she doesn't think they even have a consulate. Maybe she should get Charlie to visit her in Sydney. She calls him to arrange this. Then Reena wants her to have dinner, which is reasonable, so she does that, then back to the internet. - oh, the points for her signing bonus are not already incorporated into her available stat boosts, are they. Wow. She's got a lot of them to spend and could really use consultation, yep. Travel to Anesidora is a free teleport, right? She wraps up her affairs here and then poof?

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Free teleport from any consulate or other approved spot! If you can't make it to one of those, you can get an escort, just call this hotline! Straight to the Intake Program! Meet new friends and real life heroes! See new places! Learn about Anesidora! If you're worried for your safety as an Avowed, call this hotline!

They have a lot of material dedicated to making Intake seem appealing and easy. The apartments look really swanky.

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Ironically that's making her far more concerned that there is something terribly wrong with the place. Her baseline wasn't super high, and it's probably the right marketing call on the whole, but ick.

She'll go to bed and in the morning after breakfast she will let Reena take her to the consulate to register so she can get on a forum and get advice on her ridiculous heap of stat points. Charlie should be over soon.

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Once she's ready, the consulate's front desk person has her approve a System request to see her class and rank, and then she is sent to a different person (not the actual Consul still) and there is Glorious Paperwork to fill out! Charlie and/or Reena can come with.

Also: A lot of pamphlets in the waiting room. Going by their tone and subject, a lot of new Avowed are freaked out by having to leave behind everything they know. There's an Anesidora Prep Checklist, and lists of hotlines and information resources, and slightly patronizing 'how to deal with sudden life changes' stuff. There's material on how Intake works (there's a point system with various events and intro classes, and advisors, and some sort of schooling is mandatory until age 20), and what to expect from Anesidora, and how summoning typically works, and all the education options available there, and so on. Also, apparently family visits to Anesidora are restricted for the first few months.

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Yeah, okay, she will take pamphlets and stock up on hugs. Are the pamphlets going to say... why... family visits are restricted for the first few months. Like, some people get picked even younger than her, right? This is not the standard age at which human beings fly the nest.

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Anesidora believes strongly in creating a clean break and fresh start, so you can make the most of your new life. Frequent visits from friends and family can distract you from settling in! Exceptions can be made for family emergencies.

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