Sentinel (Guide) Verse Explanation

People are divided into Sentinels with superpowers, Guides, and civilians.

Sentinels can use superpowers, but doing so depletes their guiding levels. As these levels drop, their senses become hypersensitive (ordinary sounds become deafening, light touches feel intense, etc.), making daily life difficult. If levels drop too low, they enter a state called 'Rampage,' which can be fatal, making level management essential.

Guides are the ones who regulate a Sentinel's guiding levels. They provide guiding through physical contact; the higher the level of physical intimacy, the more the guiding levels increase.

Guides naturally emit a guiding wavelength from their bodies, and while 'radiant guiding' occurs just by being in the same space, the effect is weak, so physical contact is the most effective method.

Sentinels cannot survive without Guides, but Guides can live perfectly fine without Sentinels.

Sentinels and Guides can perform an Imprint. Imprinting binds them to each other until one of them dies. The effect of imprinting is a highly efficient increase in guiding levels. However, an imprinted Sentinel cannot receive guiding from other Guides and will suffer a rejection response. An imprinted Guide also cannot provide guiding to other Sentinels.

Imprinting is usually a formal process reported to the agency, but if that's too much trouble, it can be settled through sexual intercourse.