All tasks in Fuzion are resolved the same way: take your most relevant CHARACTERISTIC, add to it your most relevant SKILL, and add a die roll to your total. Compare the resulting value to a Difficulty Value (either the total of your opponents' CHARACTERISTIC +SKILL + roll or a value determined by the GM). If you equal or exceed the DV, then the action is a success.
Talking is a free action, but monologues are not.
black lotus - A very popular illegal hallucinogen which creates random cortical stimulation. The world seems much more vibrant and other people seem hilariously simple.