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Who: lioriley and everyone :DDD
Broadcast: fleet-wide!
Action: if you're into that
When: now

[ lioriley doesn't use the network often, if at all, so it's a small wonder she's decided to purposefully do so today. but it's for a good reason, she thinks - a way to deal with the mild depression she might be suffering from due to various circumstances beyond her control. not that said depression is obvious, with the way she smiles brightly at the screen; the lines on her skin pulsing faintly. ]

Good evening! [ or whatever. space is weird. ] I have been meaning to ask, though have not found the opportune time to do so until now, but I have a few questions for you - all of you - if any are willing to answer. 'Tis not mandatory. [ but it might be a good distraction, not only for herself. ]

There are many here that I have not spoken to, many from worlds I have never heard of. So I wonder... would you tell me what your homelands are like? Do you have magic? How advanced is the technology? What is the landscape like - do you have buildings of wood, or metal? Anything and everything you are willing to share, I am more than happy to listen.

[ she shifts in her seat, glancing out the window nearby - almost wistful - before addressing the network once more. ] And tell me of yourselves, if you would. To those that I have spoken to previously, you are more than willing to answer as well, for I know there is more that I am not aware of - and there is certainly more knowledge to be shared amongst us all.

[ before she goes, she adds: ] Ah... and you are free to ask anything of me as well.

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Ah...I'm afraid my homeworld is very large, so it's a little hard to describe all at once. But I'm from Earth! We have some magic, though it's not very common- there's a lot of people who don't even believe it exists.

As for the technology, ah... [Normally he'd just say "19th century" but that doesn't help here] Well, that depends on what time period of Earth you're talking about, it has a very long history and you get people from all sorts of times if they come from Earth.

[ She looks a little amused ]

That's a lot to answer. You might be here awhile.

You, uh, you saw my world, so I guess it's pretty clear. At least, the place I'm from. What's yours look like?

[He is imagining trees. Possibly tree houses-- oh man, that'd be cool, would she live in a tree house?]

[aha. seeing this particular face pop on his screen reminds him...

so, he sets up a little encryption, and flips on his own video feed.]

Feeling chatty today?

[What a strange-looking person. Still, Thedas is full of not-quite-as-strange looking people, so that's not much of barrier.]

There's magic where I'm from, yes. I'm from Thedas. Specifically, the city of Kirkwall, where I'm the captain of the city guard. Which is... mostly stone, for what it's worth.

My name is Aveline Vallen. Who and what are you?

[That's asked as politely as a question like that can be. If nothing else, she's direct.]

We got magic in my world. Though most the folks there don't know 'bout it or can use it. Normies, we call 'em. I live in a city called Nieve. S'a place on the shore of one of the continents. It, er, ain't as advanced as what we got here, but it ain't like that... Mor planet we were at before neither. Somewhere in between.

Magic? You're asking about... Is there magic where you're from?

[A pause. Oh, right, right, she asked a question.]

But, um, there isn't any where I'm from. It's all just stories. But there's a lot of metal!

Man, compared to everyone else's worlds, mine's so boring. [He grins though; it's been an absolute joy hearing about other places that are so different from his own.] My whole world is so different, it's hard to describe. Some places have buildings made out of metal, some of them are made out of bricks, and some have wood. Some places have access to the most advanced technology that we've come up with so far, and some don't. It's all about where on the world you live.

As for magic... Well. We don't have any as far as I know, but who knows? Maybe some of the stuff we do is consider magic to someone else, and we'd never think of it that way.

Edited 2015-05-16 05:37 (UTC)

[Mahna is more taken with her pulsing tattoos than the questions she asks. Oops.

He taps one of his own, a gentle arch along his cheek.] I've never seen them glow before.

[That and he doesn't recognize the tattoos as belonging to the elven pantheon.]

[Two things draw his attention to this. The first is probably what she's grow to expect by now - her appearance. The second is literally the 'magic' word]

A rather thorough survey. Will you be taking notes?

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