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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: A small device capable of letting the mute Nina Heavenshield project her voice through the use of her mind and turn it into speech.
- Image Source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/6157537/audiowings-smart-headphones
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Nina Heavenshield, Dac engineers
- Model: N/A
- Affiliation: Nina Heavenshield
- Modularity: Yes, can be made larger or smaller to fit around the wearer's neck.
- Production: Semi-Unique (2x)
- Material: Flexsteel, leather
- Grants the wearer the ability to speak with the use of their mind.
- Projects specific thoughts of the wearer into words.
- Voice is not altered in any way, but remains true to the wearer's own voice.
- Two highly sophisticated sensors at the ends of the frame picks up on the wearer's thoughts and converts them into spoken words.
- The wearer is able to choose which thoughts are voiced much like how one uses telepathy.
- Grants Force-sensitive wearers the ability to speak using only their mind, intended for mute people.
- Adjustable to fit around most human-sized necks, from child to adult.
- Volume of speakers adjusts automatically to the intended tone of the wearer.
- Not designed for intense sitations, such as combat - could easily be broken by simply bending the frame out of shape.
- Only works on Force-sensitive people, as it requires the use of telepathy.
The adopted Umbaran daughter of Thurion and Coci Heavenshield and mute since birth, Nina worked on this little device during her stationing at planet Dac in Silver-protected space, during her spare time. With the help of the knowledgeable Mon Calamari engineers she was sent to assist as liason to the Silver Jedi Order, Nina was finally able to fulfill her lifelong dream: The gift of speech.
The device itself is simple in design; a light, flexible steel frame placed around one's neck like a choker, combined with soft leather on the inside of the frame for comfort. At the two ends of the frame are the two sensors, placed against the wearer's vocal chords. These sensors are designed to pick up on the conscious thoughts of the wearer and, combined with their readings of the wearer's vocal chords, are able to turn said thoughts into words through its speakers as if the wearer was speaking normally, using their natural voice. The volume of the speakers is controlled by the mind of the wearer, allowing for the softest whispers and loudest yells depending on what the wearer wishes to convey.
The process is not unlike the use of telepathy, where one transmits one's thoughts into another's mind, except this device lets the user put those telepathic thoughts into actual words. In effect, it allows the mute wearer to speak without even opening their mouth.
