Question: While using Speak Hu, could a Pesedjet Scion conceivably activate Blurt it Out on a computer to make the machine give up its password? Where do you draw the line with complex man-made machinery, or is Speak Hu only intended to be used on non-manmade objects?
Yes! In fact, Speak Hu + Blurt It Out is pretty much a winning combination all around with computers; the only thing I'd be worried about is the fact that the computer can realize it's made a mistake and correct it much faster than most humans can react, so be quick on the draw with your Epic Wits when that secret password flashes in case your Storyteller rules that the machine starts having errors or activating antivirus software.
Unlike most powers that create items, Speak Hu merely allows you to interact, so there's no limit on the item's mechanical complexity; the only ceiling is the Storyteller's determination of how difficult it should be to influence that object. I'm sure a computer is probably a little harder to tell what to do than a breadbox despite being about the same size, so as a Storyteller you might bump its difficulty up somewhat, but in general terms there's no real reason Speak Hu shouldn't work on it. Of course, it can still only do things a normal computer could do, so it isn't about to fly across the room and clock your opponents in the head, but for information-gathering it'll do just fine.
Hu is the word of primordial creation, and all things, manmade or not, come from that first creation, after all. Manmade objects are just as prone to following the command of the word that created them as rocks are.
So code-crack away, you wacky computing Scions.
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