It wasn't a surprise. Given that he worked with it extensively, it stood to reason that Hojo could pick out a Mistant with little issue. It didn't change anything, of course. He still wasn't to know why Mist was a requirement, only that it was, something that was a common element of many Hyur experiments of dubious legality and even more dubious morality. The precise method of fusion was complex and Mist or Mako exposure was only a tiny part of it.
"Indeed," he agreed, nodding at the assessment.
Mistants were, of course, a scientist's preference for experiments that required the subject to be hardy and resistant to death. While many of the control candidates had not been exposed prior to the experimental process, those who already had an innate resistance to Mist and/or Mako tended to do better during it.
Despite both Mist and Mako being dangerous or even lethal in high concentrations, the mutagenic qualities of those substances did tend to produce people with a higher capacity for damage repair, above average strength (both magical and physical) and far vaster potential chakra reserves than normal, untouched people. It stood to reason that these types of people were preferred for dangerous experiments.
With few exceptions, many of the worlds strongest people, be they those born as Mistants, like Kuja, or those affected by sustained moderate-to-high exposure in later life, like himself, were Mist-touched in some way. Work and practice could expand one's Chakra reserves, but Mist exposure did tend to forward the process.
"Currently, there are twelve," he said, not feeling the need to conceal the information. He would meet them eventually, anyway. "Most are Mistants, as you saw, though one of them has the distinction of being an ex-Turk."
The ex-Turk was, surprisingly, the strongest of them all despite not being a Mistant in the first place. More than that, Turks were supposed to live and die in the service of the Shinra Corporation. The only way a Turk was meant to leave their employ was via a Sending.
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Date: 2015-01-14 09:40 pm (UTC)It wasn't a surprise. Given that he worked with it extensively, it stood to reason that Hojo could pick out a Mistant with little issue. It didn't change anything, of course. He still wasn't to know why Mist was a requirement, only that it was, something that was a common element of many Hyur experiments of dubious legality and even more dubious morality. The precise method of fusion was complex and Mist or Mako exposure was only a tiny part of it.
"Indeed," he agreed, nodding at the assessment.
Mistants were, of course, a scientist's preference for experiments that required the subject to be hardy and resistant to death. While many of the control candidates had not been exposed prior to the experimental process, those who already had an innate resistance to Mist and/or Mako tended to do better during it.
Despite both Mist and Mako being dangerous or even lethal in high concentrations, the mutagenic qualities of those substances did tend to produce people with a higher capacity for damage repair, above average strength (both magical and physical) and far vaster potential chakra reserves than normal, untouched people. It stood to reason that these types of people were preferred for dangerous experiments.
With few exceptions, many of the worlds strongest people, be they those born as Mistants, like Kuja, or those affected by sustained moderate-to-high exposure in later life, like himself, were Mist-touched in some way. Work and practice could expand one's Chakra reserves, but Mist exposure did tend to forward the process.
"Currently, there are twelve," he said, not feeling the need to conceal the information. He would meet them eventually, anyway. "Most are Mistants, as you saw, though one of them has the distinction of being an ex-Turk."
The ex-Turk was, surprisingly, the strongest of them all despite not being a Mistant in the first place. More than that, Turks were supposed to live and die in the service of the Shinra Corporation. The only way a Turk was meant to leave their employ was via a Sending.