Well... I suppose I could say I possess a somewhat similar power back in my world. Not hypnosis as what we've got here, but the ability to perceive another's soul and the minute changes within it. Theoretically, 'tis not entirely impossible to manipulate it, but that is not the manner of usage my people would employ it for, and it would require considerable sharpness of perception.
But that is a rather crude application and cheap control. In the matters of the soul, we are able to meld our essences together... I would imagine this hypnotic power acts in a somewhat similar way: reaching out with one's mind, establishing a mental connection, giving appropriate orders. 'Tis likely possible to take direct control, but that would mean you'd need to concentrate on moving my body for me - a task that must certainly be harder than it appears. After all, much of our movement is instinctive, and we rarely truly think about it. It seems most efficient, and likely easiest, to instead give suggestions at a basic level, as it were, and let the rest of my mind do the work.
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Well... I suppose I could say I possess a somewhat similar power back in my world. Not hypnosis as what we've got here, but the ability to perceive another's soul and the minute changes within it. Theoretically, 'tis not entirely impossible to manipulate it, but that is not the manner of usage my people would employ it for, and it would require considerable sharpness of perception.
But that is a rather crude application and cheap control. In the matters of the soul, we are able to meld our essences together... I would imagine this hypnotic power acts in a somewhat similar way: reaching out with one's mind, establishing a mental connection, giving appropriate orders. 'Tis likely possible to take direct control, but that would mean you'd need to concentrate on moving my body for me - a task that must certainly be harder than it appears. After all, much of our movement is instinctive, and we rarely truly think about it. It seems most efficient, and likely easiest, to instead give suggestions at a basic level, as it were, and let the rest of my mind do the work.
[Sorry, he's... incapable of shutting up.]