Continua/continuum: a discrete volume of space; a universe among the multiverse.
The Real: our continuum; realspace.
Bright Continua: the neighboring slices of the multiverse theorized to be the medium by which psi effects are achieved. Popularized as an ‘astral plane’ in operant media.
Dark Continua: realms beyond the Bright Continua; a sort of slur used to cover illegal/shady/immoral uses of psi.
Operant: a functional psi-user with one or more developed psi faculties.
Latent: not yet operant, but potentially capable of developing operant faculties.
Blank: not latent or operant; baseline human, unaltered by the Signal.
Paramount: an informal designation for someone whose operant faculties exceed ‘normal’ maximums, usually from illegal study and modification of the Signal or invasive implants like CE rigs.
Backblast: an effect by which over-extending psi power results in an energetic bleed from the Bright Continua and corresponding flash burns/trauma inside the operant’s brain.
Burnout: someone who has suffered permanent brain damage from overuse of psi.