May 18, 2011 18:44
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@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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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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Well...something like that. It's usually just the manipulation of light coupled with what the caster or, in the mirage ring's case the wearer, might want the image produced by the spell to look like.
[ He totally cannot learn this. ]
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That seems fascinating - your spells can directly manipulate photons then? Wouldn't that require a significant amount of energy?
[Robert is totally going to attempt to teach Helios anyway. In fact, in a rather demonstrative fashion, Robert taps his fingers against the keys again to cut the projected image and instead bring up a holovideo - which is much the same thing, but animated.]
And here is the non-static counterpart to holophotography, holovideo. Is there an equivalent with projection spells?
[Anything your magic can do, Robert's technology can! ... Well, okay, no. Robert's technology can't break the laws of physics.]
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Now that you mention it, there isn't really. At least not that I have encountered. It might be interesting to try to come up with something to that effect though. [ You're giving him ideas Robert...which might be a bad thing. ]
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Ah, I see - spells draw from one's own energy reserves then, I suppose? Do they use something like ATP as an energy storage mechanism, or do they rely on cell electricity, or is there some other property that they utilize?
[Thoughtfully:] I would be curious to see the results if you did, Helios. [Ideas are always a good thing. At least to Robert...]
It would be easier to demonstrate the full functionality of my nanocomputer in person - would you be adverse to attending the eventual demonstration? [Helios can bring Giles! ... Who would probably have a heart attack.]
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You would? I'd be glad to show then!
[ That...that gets a pause. On one hand he might go just to see this thing in person. On the other it's pretty daunting and he probably wouldn't get much, if any, of it anyway. He also did say he would go. ] Perhaps...perhaps I might come.
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And I would be most enthusiastic to see.
[Robert is gladdened to hear that there's at least a possibility that his mildly-technophobic friend will show up.] I would definitely appreciate the effort on my behalf. I know you are uncomfortable with computers and the like, but I truly do think it might be fascinating for you. That, and I think there is a potential for you to learn. You are a very intelligent person, Helios.
[He definitely sees Helios' intellect behind all that derp.]
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