[Special 009: Voice] The inheritance of power
[To those who know her, or those attuned to it, Ami's voice seems to be struggling with its composure. The reason isn't evident at first; it's a straightforward question of the sort making the rounds lately.]I've been speaking with Hermione about magic in different worlds. We wondered who comes from worlds where magic power is hereditary, or from
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Well, Mr. Sprensonne and I o-once got to discussing, and he showed me the summoning circles present in his world... As a researcher, I felt it prudent to attempt to... gain first-hand knowledge, so I opted to complete the circle using the symbol Mr. Sprensonne showed me. [Robert doesn't quite explain how yet, though he will if asked.] It turns out that I was actually able to use the spell, to a limited degree - but the effect was greatly reduced. While, normally - as Mr. Sprensonne informed me - that spell would have been sufficient to teleport me to the fountain, as per what I was envisioning, in the case above I was only barely able to get outside the building.
Finding this aberrant [- biggest understatement of the century because Robert had nearly had a panic attack when it worked -], I then proceeded to copy the summoning circle myself as closely as possible, using the same materials Mr. Sprensonne had used in the same way, and asked Mr. Sprensonne to finish it as he normally would. When he did so... well, absolutely nothing happened.
... My tentative hypothesis is that it is influenced by the "personal physics" that we seem to maintain here in Luceti, as extensions of whatever keeps us here. When Mr. Sprensonne was drawing the summoning circle, he was acting upon the object; by contrast, when I drew it, I was acting upon it.
... It seems to be possible to rule out some kind of inherent magical process in the drawing of the circle, as Mr. Sprensonne assured me that the only thing necessary to do is to draw it...
[Robert hums thoughtfully a little.] Of course, one experiment does not prove a hypothesis, and I should definitely further investigate the matter, but I thought it was a very fascinating result.
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[Robert makes a mild considering noise.] I myself have not been able to contact any of the Filial Spirits yet, though that may simply be due to a lack of experience in the matter.
[He can't even meditate properly.]
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[He smiles wryly; sadly.] I would have never thought it possible before this place, but Luceti... surprises me...
[It can be a negative surprise too, which is why Robert trails off a little, here.]
... It does make me wonder, about the extent of what is... possible.
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[Robert wonders if this is helping Ami at all, and whether he should say anything, ask anything, see if she's been feeling terrible beyond how she would obviously be feeling today...]
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In that case, the possibility of you learning magic still exists as well.
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I... have certainly considered doing so... it seems like it might be a helpful skill to have here.
... [Quietly:] ... I should probably... try to be more useful, in the event of... an altercation...
[Hear that, Ami? That's Robert uncomfortably but tacitly accepting the presence of fighting in Luceti... Not that this hasn't come up before, but he doesn't sound quite so horrified as he has in the past.
The talks with Don and Mike have had an effect.]
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[She'd been so very wrong to turn against her friends. But she has no real regret for the final battle against the Princess. They could only act by what they knew, and the princess had surely been about to destroy the planet - had destroyed it.
They'd had no way to know Usagi would come back to bring it back. But she's so very thankful for that.]
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[He doesn't say "violence", though he wanted to.]
They say that... there can be ethics in fighting... [And he has to say this part with almost a shamed voice:] And... th-they had some... definitely logical points...
...
I... I don't know, but p-perhaps... p-perhaps I've...
[... Been wrong.
He's kind of afraid to think this way, though. So he goes to something more... normal.]
... If I l-learned to be a good doctor, like yourself and Doctor Faye-Ling, th-then I could... help people.
[He's seen too many people return hurt, or injured, and he wants to do something about it now.]
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... She is a very kind and gentle person... I... I hope she was alright, then.
I still need to take a holophotograph of a rainbow for her, one day.
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[Robert allows a small smile at this.]
... Would you wish to see my nanocomputer yourself, at some point...? I mean, only if you wished. But... it would be nice. [He's stumbling all over himself.] ... At some point I ought to... call a time over the journals and ask what would be a good time for a demonstration for anybody who might be interested...
... A-And, I'd still like to have lessons in doctoring, if you would be so inclined. You and Doctor Faye-Ling could both educate me to a degree where I might become useful...
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