The Stable

The Stáj, also known as the Stable or the Foul and the Fair,<ref name=":0">♦  Topic: [EUJPR]  Relationship Entanglement in Cluster-Triggers – 2005
In:  Boards ► Parahuman Science
Jr_Max
Posted on : February 18th, 2005
br> [Translation] Colloquially known as the kill/kiss dynamic, in cluster-triggers, there is a very high tendency toward passionate relationships, either hostility or partnership.  Clusters have a 40% chance of one member murdering another, rising to a 50% chance when including attempted murder
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br>The most dramatic case in recent memory is the Stáj, also known as the Stable, or the Foul and the Fair.  The Good Ox was turned into a grisly display - Excerpt from Glow-worm P.4</ref> were a Multitrigger group that formed into two opposing teams.

Goals and Methods

Like many multitriggers, they suffered from Kill/Kiss syndrome toward the others in their multitrigger; each pair was very close to each other, but filled with animosity toward the other pair.

The two groups were on opposite "sides". The Fair cooperated with scientists, submitting to power testing and interviews, but the Foul refused.<ref>Discussion of dynamic.  Fair & foul on opposite sides post-trigger.  Only fair provided answers & allowed power testing, rest has to be inferred.  - Glow-worm P.4</ref> This seems to suggest that the Fair were probably heroes and the Foul supervillains.

Members

The Fair

Name:	Powers:
Oxfair (alternate translation: "the Good Ox")	Enhanced size, strength, speed, agility Deafening roar Could transfer harm from some impacts to nearby people Pain resistance/faster healing
Ramfair	Emotion affecting chant, Increased size Some ability to heal very recent damage of others listening to the chant or touching them Could concentrate to perform giant leaps

The Foul

Name:	Powers:
Foulcock	Flight with build-up of speed over time; could transfer built-up speed to others with a touch, sacrificing speed for high-impact blows.  Increased agility Deafening shrieks Fast recovery of smaller wounds (scratches yes, no recovery of larger wounds).
Foulpig	Could swell into a flesh bubble with fast recovery/personal mutations if not ‘popped’ in time. Some strength & size increase, but slower while grown.  Ability to ‘roll’ with incoming impacts, as if turning into a boulder. Could make a guttural noise to "turn off" others’ brains momentarily, interrupting their thoughts.

History

Background

The Stable triggered together, and rapidly split into two opposing teams.<ref name=":1">Case Study #2: Fowl & Fair (foreign capes, names that follow are badly translated)
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Discussion of dynamic.  Fair & foul on opposite sides post-trigger.  Only fair provided answers & allowed power testing, rest has to be inferred.  Handouts.
Some discussion of trigger event (see slides for images), some discussion of resulting ‘package’.  Powers for each individual distinct but play off each other in semi-complementary way.  Reflective of personality?  Or ‘guiding hand’ principle? - Glow-worm P.4</ref>

Although not explicit, it seems likely that their powers were divided as follows:

Powers Breakdown

Name:	Enhancement	Sonic	Kinetic	Bio
Oxfair	Enhanced size, strength, speed, agility	Deafening roar	Could transfer harm from some impacts to nearby people	Pain resistance/faster healing
Ramfair	Increased size	Emotion affecting chant	Could concentrate to perform giant leaps	Some ability to heal very recent damage of others listening to the chant or touching them
Foulcock	Increased agility	Deafening shrieks	Flight with build-up of speed over time; could transfer built-up speed to others with a touch.	Fast recovery of smaller wounds (scratches yes, no recovery of larger wounds).
Foulpig	Some strength & size increase, but slower while grown.	Could make a guttural noise to "turn off" others’ brains momentarily, interrupting their thoughts.	Ability to ‘roll’ with incoming impacts, as if turning into a boulder.	Could swell into a flesh bubble with fast recovery/personal mutations if not ‘popped’ in time.

At some point, Oxfair was "turned into a grisly display".<ref name=":0" />

In 2005, they were mentioned in the article "Relationship Entanglement in Cluster-Triggers" as the most dramatic case of the Kiss/Kill dynamic in recent history.<ref name=":0" />

In 2009, they were used as a case study in Professor Spinky's Parahumans 303 class.<ref name=":1">Case Study #2: Fowl & Fair (foreign capes, names that follow are badly translated)
[...]
Discussion of dynamic.  Fair & foul on opposite sides post-trigger.  Only fair provided answers & allowed power testing, rest has to be inferred.  Handouts.
Some discussion of trigger event (see slides for images), some discussion of resulting ‘package’.  Powers for each individual distinct but play off each other in semi-complementary way.  Reflective of personality?  Or ‘guiding hand’ principle? - Glow-worm P.4 </ref>

Post-Gold Morning

Although the originals were lost, references to the group were preserved in the restored Parahumans Online archives, where they were viewed by user of5 while searching for details on multitriggers.<ref>Glow-worm P.4</ref>

Trivia

• Stáj is Czech for "stable",<ref>Stáj, Lingea online dictionary</ref> as well as the name of a villiage in the Czech Republic,<ref>Stáj (Jihlava District), Wikipedia</ref> suggesting that the group were likely Czech.
• Their names suffered in translation; it is likely that the names given here only roughly correspond to the correct meaning.<ref name=":1" />

References

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