Blitz Sticks
Addictive hallucinogenic sticks that generate false memories, alter stats over time, and require a medicated skin patch to quit.
Story so far
Mordecai compares blitz to marijuana combined with a hallucinogen, but its core attraction is the experience of memories that never existed. The false recollections can feel compelling enough to drive repeated use.
Katia has used blitz for a long time, a fact concealed from Carl until the drug-den collapse. It appears to have previously increased Intelligence, partly masking the later loss caused by accumulated substance effects.
The addiction cure is a patch worn on the skin. Imani has it ready and plans to place it on Katia before the operation.
Because long-running use takes time to clear, Katia remains impaired after the patch begins treatment. The memories and stat changes make recovery more complex than simple detox.
Appearance
A smoking stick projecting vivid false family memories beside a medicated withdrawal patch.
Role
Blitz is Katia's long-term hidden addiction and a major source of altered memory and stats.
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- Addictive hallucinogenic sticks that generate false memories, alter stats over time, and require a medicated skin patch to quit.