Other Sync Rate

The Other Sync Rate is a way to measure the transformation progress of Others.
== Description ==
A few years ago, the SSS came up with a way of measuring transformation progress. They called it the Other Sync Rate. They discovered that Other transformation occurs when the sync rate reaches a threshold of 30%. But they’ve also discovered exceptions to that rule. Some people who have reached 30% are still yet to transform, even if they reached it some time ago. Instead, they begin experiencing other symptoms: confusion, memory loss, or dramatic personality changes. In the end, if they still haven’t transformed, they go into a frenzied state. They become monsters, losing all consciousness and personality and attacking everyone around them.
=== Questions and Answers ===
==== “How come we only just discovered this?” ====
Well, there are two reasons. One: The further you are from an Anomaly, the less you feel its effects. The remaining cities in New York are located some distance away from any Anomaly, so most people aren’t affected by them. Two: Other Sync Rates increase gradually. It takes a long time for transformation to take place. Originally, we thought that since ordinary people had no Otherhood, they wouldn’t be affected by their Other Sync Rate.
==== “…So anyone who hasn’t transformed into an Other could become a monster?” ====
Other Sync Rates vary from person to person. Some people’s Sync Rates would not move an inch over ten years. Others might reach 50% within a year or so. So I’m afraid I can’t give a straight answer to that.
==== “But people like us, who’ve already transformed… we’re safe, right?” ====
From what we’ve seen, after an Other transforms, their Sync Rate remains stable. Of course, there’s still a lot we don’t know. And when it comes to Anomalies, we know even less.
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