Fear Gas (Term)

A noxious gas designed by junct simes to enhance the fear in Gens, or in the case of Companions, who do not fear simes, to create illogical and uncontrollable fear.
In: House of Zeor, Runzi used fear gas on Aisha and Klyd was affected by it, and Hugh could do or say nothing that would calm her down. It was until some of the Runzi Raiders gave her an antidote did she calm down enough to talk reasonably with Hugh and Klyd.
In: To Kiss or To Kill, canisters of fear gas were used in The Post, where Gen patrons and staff were overcome with fear and the simes reacted to that fear by raising intil and in some cases Killing friends. The same gas canisters were used throughout the town of Norlea and some channels Killed their Companions. Many of these channels were junct and pressed into service when Unity was declared.
(Source:  Index card file.  House of Zeor)  A "fear-inducing compound" that shatters the mind.  Klyd says the victim doesn't remember much but nightmare.  Aisha says, "The victim remembers all too much!"
Aisha trembling in psychotic dread, saliva out of sagging mouth, eyes bulging, screaming.  Scared of nothing in particular.
Klyd says he's heard of using drug-induced fear to spice a Kill, but didn't think anybody would actually do it.
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