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[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

To sum up the explanations John and ANI provided:

The Malnosso were fiddling with the barrier and did something wrong. We became 'unprotected,' and this led to certain individuals being possessed by the spirits. The new forms assumed -hybrids, as he referred to them- are considered abominations; they were apparently so dangerous, the Malnosso decided that death was the only solution. John made an agreement with them, and somehow flushed the spirits' influences and repaired the barrier. Those affected are feeling ill as an aftermath, but have returned to how they were before.


Facts

-John referred to the hyrbids also as a form of evolution.
-The Malnosso are familiar with whatever the hybrids are, and fear them.
-The spirits weren't "meant" to exist.
-ANI said the effects of this phenomenon are world-wide (those within the Malnosso were also affected, and detained).
-The weakening/altering of the barrier allowed this to happen.
-John can repair issues with the barrier the Malnosso can't, and raise barriers on his own.
-Most affected had a certain affinity with the spirit that possessed them.
-Most of the unaffected didn't have any sort of elemental affinity.




My conclusions

-Those affected outside the barrier are still affected.
-Whatever the affected turned into are somehow related to whatever the Malnosso believe they're "protecting" us from. Possibly the third party itself.



Any input from anybody?

Comments

[chikaidestroyer]

We have nothing to lose. Without some form of progress, we might as well surrender to the possibility of ending up like the "Filial" that were here when we initially arrived.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

The Malnosso seem more afraid of that prospect than anything.

[chikaidestroyer]

Of course. If what we have heard holds any truth at all, the Malnosso's goals align somewhat with our desire to return to our worlds. Our failure is their failure.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

...why would they be afraid of us becoming more like the original Filial, though? Didn't they use the Filial in their earlier experiments? You'd think they'd be happy about it.

[chikaidestroyer]

They would be happy about us becoming unhelpful husks that will not, or cannot, convey any understanding of the greater picture? The Filial here, with the exception of Carol, have not been forthcoming with information.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Have any of them been affected by the experiments?