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An aura field was a visual projection used to by drones to convey mood. They were in use by Culture drones at least a thousand years before the Idiran-Culture War.[1]
Usage[]
Moods were indicated by the colouration of the field.[2]The field could also display text.[3]
| Colour | Mood |
|---|---|
| Magenta | Busy[4] |
| White | Angry[5] |
| Red | Amused[6] (may be pulsed to "laugh")[3] |
| Blue-grey | Politely held-in-check frustration |
| Gunmetal | Puzzlement [2] |
| Cream | Embarrassment[4] |
| Rainbow | Brief surprise/confusion[4] |
| Rosy | Approval[7] |
| Grey | Frustration[8] |
| Yellow | Mellowness[8] |
| Green | Friendliness[8] |
| Purple | Regret[2] |
| Dark | Sorrow[2] |
| Orange | Sick Drone In Extreme Distress alert (may be used sarcastically)[3] |
| Olive-Purple | Awe[9] |
| Pink | Amusement[10] |
| Brown | Displeasure[11] |
| Blue | Formal politeness[12][3] |
| Purple-Grey | Embarrassment[13] |
References[]
- ↑ Consider Phlebas, State of play: one
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Use of Weapons, chapter 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Use of Weapons, Chapter 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Look to Windward, chapter 1
- ↑ Surface Detail, chapter 12
- ↑ ’’The Hydrogen Sonata’’, chapter 13
- ↑ Look to Windward, chapter 7
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Look to Windward, chapter 15
- ↑ Use of Weapons, Chapter 4
- ↑ Use of Weapons, Chapter 6
- ↑ Excession, Chapter 8
- ↑ Surface Detail, Chapter 17
- ↑ Surface Detail, Chapter 28