On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Davdi Silverrock wrote:
> Actually, I could handwave a vague explanation: Regular psychic
> communication is more like telephony or radio; there are formal
> magical connections made between individuals. Vlad has essentially
> put himself in a Faraday cage by donning the Phoenix stones. Whereas
> the witch-familiar bond is more like quantum entanglement ("spooky
> action at a distance"), and thus cannot be defeated by the same
> methods.
>
> Now watch Philip Hart smack me down for abusing the word "quantum".
No, carry on.
Though note that quantum entanglement (which I don't actually believe
in, but whatever) doesn't allow communication.