Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161222225701/@comment-25936766-20161223005650

@KNN: -Jacques is at worst an egotistic asshole. Doesn't mean he's evil at all. There's a huge difference.

-Whitley, we've barely seen anything about him. The idea of him even being a smug weasel is a theory at best.

-Ironwood may have a case of "My Dick is Bigger than Yours and I'll Prove It!", but he has never done anything that would even imply he's evil. When he sent his army to Vale, it was with the intention of protecting Vale, even if he was blind to the subtext he was creating.

As for the Aura Transfer Machine, no line was ever crossed. It doesn't remove Aura, it transfers it to another body. Which can easily solve many, many problems.

Let's say Bob suffers from something that leaves him severely weak and/or will make him die before reaching 20. He may not even be able to get out of bed without help. Then, just transfer his Aura to a body that doesn't suffer from that.

Of course, there would be the question of how they get that other body. An empty shell that is nevertheless functional enough. Normally, that would be difficult.....except 1 word: Penny.

They could just make a robot body in the image of the "patient", then transfer their Aura to it (or just give the patient a selection of bodies to choose from, if they lack the time/money). Sure, there may be other emotional problems, but at least they can now enjoy life to at least some extent, instead of lying on their bed or whatever, plus all the bonuses that come with being a robot, such as being far less fragile.

Hell, for all we know that could be how Penny got her Aura: Someone's Aura was transferred to her.