Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter One: The Cosmos (section)

===Collaboration:===

Staunens are prone to obsession, which can be dangerous and isolating. A few have been found rotting in their seats beneath the observatory's telescope or dessicated and decayed in front of still-glowing computer screens. Collaboratives are a great way to avoid dying alone and forgotten, and they are also sources of new perspectives. Too many Staunens find themselves staring at the same patch of space or time, day after day; other points of view are vital to give the genius a new perspective and allow him to escape the doldrums of repetitive analysis.
The Grigori are also useful to the rest of the collaborative insofar as they provide a distraction from the mundane. Most other catalysts are focused on the human condition; Staunens, by contrast, focus entirely on the extraordinary. This can make them cold, strange, and alien, but it can also give other geniuses in the collaborative the lofty perspective they sometimes need. When a Hoffnung's plans to change the world fall apart or a Neid chokes on bitterness and spite, the collaborative's Staunen can help them escape the disappointment of the human world for a time.