driftfleet | get in nerds it's time for nerd stuff

Who: Kirito + whoever
Broadcast: Video OTA
Action: Paisley, Iskaulit
When: Todayish

[Alright, so technically he was warned that this might not be entirely wise, but whatever, nothing ventured, nothing gained. And the warning came from someone who hails from a world with evil inventor supervillains, and this place is totally different. It's fine. This will be just fine.

The comm clicks on to reveal a corner of the Paisley's engineering room, where a couple of boxes of spare parts and tools have been stacked and labeled nearby. Kirito plops himself on the floor in front of it, offering an awkward wave.]

Hey, this is a general shout-out to the engineers of the fleet- not just the ones with engineering augments, but specifically people who like to experiment with tech, invent stuff, that sort of thing. Don't know about you, but I've been working mostly on my ship, and it's getting a little crowded, so I'm putting together a more official lab on the Iskaulit. It'll really barebones, but that's the point of this.

Anyone interested in contributing? We could get some tables and set up a decent workshop for more people. It might be cool to have a general area where some of us can work together, swap ideas, maybe get some experience with fields other than whatever we specialize in. I know I've got a lot to learn, and I'd like to see more of what's out there.

While I'm at it, does anyone have experience with building furniture? Or even making cushions? We're gonna need a lot for another project I'm working on.

{Private message to Nami:}

Got a present for you.

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Like cooking, then. That makes sense, and it means it's not all-powerful.

[It reminds him a lot of making objects or recipes in games, actually. And it's good when even superpowers like this have limitations.]

Mmhmm- some people back home theorize that alchemy originated in the kitchen, actually. People saw the way matter changed and combined as they cooked and began applying it to other things. The limitations all make some sort of logical sense, but it still comes in handy.

Can anybody learn alchemy, or is it more of a unique skill?

Anybody can, though some people are better at it than others- to extend the cooking metaphor further, everyone can potentially cook, but not everyone can be a gourmet chef. Some people choose not to bother with alchemy at all, either because they have no talent for it or because they're wary of it.

That makes sense. Still, it must be really useful. It looks just like magic...

I can't imagine my life without it, honestly. But it doesn't entirely replace hard work, either- most people aren't near my skill level, so they use alchemy to supplement their own skills more than anything.

Even being able to do that much would be amazing. Think of all the extra time you'd have for everything! So cool.

Oh, we still find plenty of work to fill our time, believe me. There's always something to be done, and I don't like being idle, anyway.

Oh, for sure. But convenience would just mean you can do more in a shorter amount of time. It would change so much about a person's life.

Yeah... it definitely changed mine. And the lives of everyone in my country, for better or for worse.

Power always has that sort of double edge to it, so I can't imagine this being any different, yeah.

Mmhmm. It all depends on who wields it, and for what purpose.

About the same as anything in society, really.

[If it exists, people will both use and abuse it. That's human nature.]

Thanks for explaining all of this. It's really interesting.

You're welcome! I love hearing about all the kinds of magic and technology people have back home. I didn't have communicators like this or anything, so I feel like I learn something new every day.

That's surprising... my world's the opposite. We've got phones that work a lot like the comms, but not a bit of magic.

I'm sure we'll have stuff like this eventually, but for now it's just radios, with trains and cars for transportation. Going up into space is nothing more than a pipe dream.

We have space travel where I'm from, technically, but it's nothing like this. Only a few specialists go up at a time, and it's both slow and expensive. Traveling to distant planets like this is totally unheard of.

If only we weren't being held here against our will... I mean, I still think it's pretty great, since I'd never get to see it in my lifetime, but... the circumstances could be better.

You're definitely not alone on that one. I don't think there's very many people who're 100% happy to be here.

Yeah. All of us have lives to go back to... things to do. I try not to think about it too much, but I wish I could go back home to Brother.

You've got a brother waiting for you?

[It's sort of bad form to talk about family, going by the usual alt-world protocol, but the guy did bring it up himself, so.]

Yeah. He's older than me, but we've always been close and always looked out for each other.

That's cool. I hope you see him again soon, in that case.

Me, too.

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