>>38025454In a general sense, since the catalognaut's power are essentially a flavor of "divine blessing", I think it's plausible for different catalognauts to have varying powers even if they have the same "patron deity". All catalognauts of a certain type might have access to the same powers; maybe some are better at some things than others; maybe each catalognaut has abilities that other catalognauts of the same type don't have. I think all three are valid.
I don't think catalognauts would "synthesize" chuubanite as such, as in, they wouldn't create new Vitubium particles. Mass synthesis is kind of a rabbithole. Rather, I think they can interface with the magic quanta (MQ) chuubanite can supply.
A way I've visualized it is that the cells of a catalognaut, and chuubanite can both draw MQ from the Heavenly Realm, and they can also store it. And if the MQ of a vitubium particle is used, instead of drawing another MQ from the Heavenly Realm, it can be replaced by an MQ drawn by the catalognaut.
So basically, the chuubanite artefacts of a catalognaut can be used to add an extra buffer storage of MQ available to them. And accordingly, if the catalognaut uses the MQ faster than they're replenished, logically the MQ drawn by the chuubanite would supplement that MQ generation (though that would deplete the chuubanite).
Maybe I should draw a diagram to explain this...I think unstable or critical chuubanite mostly works the exact same way, except its MQ output is erratic and possibly higher than is normal, so if the MQ "storage" of the catalognaut can be filled by chuubanite, doing it with critical chuubanite should be possible, if dangerous.
I think it might be easiest to see MQ as electrons drawn from the Vitium Field that distribute themselves wherever there are spaces available in either vitubium or catalognaut cells.
That's some of my thoughts on it, anyway, not anything agreed upon formally. If anyone has thoughts on this I'd like to hear them.
For Moriji in particular, that's hinted at in the last story, but the Goddess Faithful considers itself responsible for all catalognauts. Preferably, they'll be recruited and trained into useful assets, but if nothing else they're kept out of trouble. Skilled and trustworthy catalognauts may be lent to trusted organizations, like the Black Fleet. If trusted, those catalognauts are quite free and enjoy a high status, though they wouldn't be allowed to go off-the-grid. A deadbeat catalognaut who refuses to enter this system entirely would be considered a "rogue catalognaut", and be hunted down, captured, and rehabilitated or terminated. I'm sure there's a few of those running around in the world, especially if they escaped from Moriji.
