A response Waluigi Freak 99 got was from H Tide, who said,People Can Experience Physical Pain in the Virtual Imagination Station Adventures
George Barclay experienced exhaustion, thirst, and pain during the adventure about the Passover in "Moses, the Passover, Parts One and Two". Lucy was grabbed by the arm in "An Adventure in Bethany", and, judging by the tone in her voice, experienced some pain. Rodney got tired (and complained for a great deal of time) after walking for a while in "St. Paul: The Man from Tarsus".
But, in "A Touch of Heaing", when Jason and Zach were being chased by gun-toting British soldiers in the Station, they showed absolute flippancy, mocking the soldiers while under fire. Obviously, either Jason does not understand how real adventures in the Station are, or he modified it to lessen physical pain, or at least to eliminate the possilibity of fatalty in the Station.
The Nagging Questions
- How real is the pain in the Imagination Station? Can it cause lasting damage to a person in reality?
- What happens if someone "dies" in the Station, do they die in real life? If someone is stabbed by a character in the Station, do they experience the effects of that in real life?
I was surprised to see that this question has only been brought up once here on the Soda Shop Message Boards, in the Odyssey Conundrums topic: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1927&p=124907#p124907. Autumnal made a brief mention of it:Well, in the novel series that Paul McCusker wrote, Whit says, "Whatever you experience in the IS should never come out with you—except what you learned, of course."
What happens if you die in the Imagination Station? Let's say a kid was dying, or was suicidal and imagined dying. We've seen multiple times that it can really mess with a person's psyche (Novacom used it to try to take over the world!) so would "dying" in the Imagination Station actually kill you? Or at least cause irreparable brain damage?
So, is it possible to die in the Imagination Station? What would happen if someone did? (Someone I once asked suggested that the user will appear back in Whit's End, unharmed) There have been many times in the eighty-three episodes that the I.S. has appeared that users have had near-death experiences. A few examples I can think of from the top of my head include the episodes, “The Tower”, and "A Touch of Healing, Parts 1-2". Eugene was about to be sacrificed, and Jason was shot at by British soldiers.
So, can a user die in the Imagination Station? If so, what would happen? (Besides Whit getting in serious trouble) Let’s discuss!