May 18, 2011 18:44
+helios sprensonne,
@charlotte hazelrink,
+hamato leonardo,
@luka megurine,
!report,
+hamato donatello,
this'll end well,
+adell,
nerding out,
+ingrid grimmholtz,
asking questions,
+sierra-23 [daisy],
+fox mulder,
+maes hughes,
+charlotte hazelrink,
+tsuzuki asato,
filter,
@malnosso,
time for a panic attack,
super awkward,
@adell,
failing at relationships,
+litchi faye-ling,
+malnosso,
+hamato michelangelo,
@vivi aislinn
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Oh, look! A distraction!]
Once it shows up, I'd be happy to display my tangibility device.
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... Yay, distractions!]
I would be honoured to see the device in person, Ms. Grimmholtz. It sounds like a marvelous piece of technology... ... Magitechnology, perhaps?
[Saying that word brings up memories of the AU event.]
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I love that term! I'll have to tell Papa about it when
[She cuts herself off, suddenly homesick.]
What sort of demonstration did you have in mind?
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[After a thoughtful pause:] Which is why I had considered hosting this in the Battle Dome clinic, were that to not be problem for everybody involved. Though, if you have your device, you might feel more comfortable taking the demonstration outside.
[Outside is a place that Robert finds himself actually spending more time in, here. It's a shame that Ingrid is suddenly trapped inside the Battle Dome, as nice as all the technology is.]
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That...that's a nanocomputer then?
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He goes with neither right now.]
It is a kind of nanocomputer, yes. Standard-issue by the Head Institute of Terra.
[After he writes the last letter, he lets his fingers glide over the keys with a smooth, practised typing motion that is probably just as intimidating for Helios to watch as it would be intimidating for Robert to watch him draw sigils.
A simple holophotograph - just a picture of a stand of trees in Luceti - flickers to life above the screen. To Helios' eyes, it's as if a tiny miniaturized forest is suspended in the air above the nanocomputer.
Then Robert picks up his pen again.]
Though this is relatively low-resolution, it is a decent holophotograph.
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That's fascinating. It's like a...a projection or cloaking spell. Making something appear out of thin air.
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Do projection spells work similarly? [As if Helios would know, but Robert is asking anyway.
He still thinks you can learn this, for the record.]
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I did encounter some resistance to the idea from Sir Catherine, though.
[Robert is honestly surprised that the Malnosso allowed it at all, really.]
Was there something you had wanted from the Malnosso yourself, Mr. Asato? It seems as though they have relatively-arbitrary reasonings behind what they allow villagers to have.
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I was hoping for something from home, but I doubt they'd let me. Besides, I'd worry about repercussions.
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Well, the nanocomputer I have is from home as well; truly, the only way to know for sure is to ask, because the Malnosso have few actual coherent rules.
Really, the only thing they seem to be adamant about is bulky transportation equipment or any method of getting outside the barrier.
[Wait... repercussions?] If I may ask, what do you mean by "repercussions"?
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... R-R-R-Robert. Y-Y-Y-You may h-h-have a m-m-moment.
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His tone is a little quivery still, but... he's noticeably trying to keep it calmer.]
Ah, w-well. I was wondering if perhaps it... might not be i-impossible to request that the Battle Dome clinic have an MRI and a PET scanner included amongst its technology...
... I feel that it would be... helpful for all the villagers.
[The way Robert is talking to Molly makes it obvious that he thinks Molly might actually care about this part... unlike most Malnosso.
Sentimental? Yes he is. Maybe he's misplacing his trust, but... but it's worth a shot, right?]
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... i-i-i-it w-w-w-w-will take some time.
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... It should hopefully not be necessary anytime soon. [As far as Robert would know, anyway.]
... Thank you for considering the request, at least.
... [Softer:] Is... everything alright for you, at the moment...?
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Very interesting!
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Would you be interested in a more direct demonstration at some point?
[So saying, Robert fiddles with his nanocomputer briefly, switching on a holophotograph for Hughes' benefit. It's another one of Luceti; just a peaceful shot of the square, but in three dimensions that make it look like an actual replica of Luceti is there instead of just a picture.]
And this is holophotography, here. Not the highest-resolution, but it works well enough for demonstration purposes.
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I might have to insist on a more direct demonstration sometime. We don't see anything quite like that back at home.
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I would be glad to have you attend the demonstration, Mr. Hughes.
Is that so? What kind of technology does your world have, if I may ask?
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