Core Pathos
After that first test, the pilots were completely exhausted. At least, mentally. The act of merging their thoughts with their cores was incredibly taxing. And it only took them an hour to get into that state.
The Admiral was certain that it would take time and practice to reduce the effects. She too had gone through it, after all.
“It’s like any other muscle in your body,” she told them. “And you’ve strained to the max for the first time ever. Your brains are gonna be a bit sore.”
They found that to be a bit of an understatement. Once they all disconnected, they all felt as though they were experiencing the weirdest hangover of their lives.
They stumbled as they got out of their cores, their inner balance having been disrupted to some degree.
Miko had a really rough time with things, and needed help getting down safely. The Admiral helped her with that, and asked her questions about her state of being as well.