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[alchemyisppl]

[wandering through the hotel, just looking around and taking stock of the different themes; currently on the Oriental floor, trying to figure out exactly what culture the theme is from]

This place...is far too strange.

[takes a peek inside the public bathhouse at the end of the hall, then walks up to a piece of decoration in the hall, thoughtful

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[heroic_puppy]

[was wandering around when he caught the blue glow out of the corner of his eye]

Whoa... What kind of materia was that?

[alchemyisppl]

[looks up]

Materia? What's that?

[heroic_puppy]

Ah... Materia is crystalized mako energy I think. It calls upon the power of the Ancients and it manipulates nature, but it's just magic to me.

[grins] I guess since I had to explain it, I'll assume there was no materia involved?

[alchemyisppl]

Huh. Sounds interesting!

[nods] That's right; what I did just now is called an alchemic transmutation, a scientific process of changing the composition of an object from one thing to another.

[heroic_puppy]

You mean you can turn one thing, like a chair, into a bed? Or a rock into a statue?

[alchemyisppl]

Er, not quite. It's certainly not magic, if that's what you're thinking. Alchemy is a very exact science, defined by the rule of "equivalent exchange". That law states that only something of equal value may be made out of the original object. So, if you wanted to turn a chair into a bed, for example, the bed and the chair would share the exact same elements from start to finish; if it's a wooden chair, then you will end up with a wooden bed frame. Also, depending on the chair's size will also determine the bed's size. You could either make a very sturdy, but therefore small bed, or you could construct a thin, larger frame. What you must keep in mind during the transmutation is that you must use all the materials you start with, and that you cannot create more from what isn't already there.

Does that answer your question?

[heroic_puppy]

Uh... Sort of... It's actually kinda hard to follow on my end, to be honest. But what you're saying is you could make a really strong frame but it'd be small, or... a bigger one, but weaker?

[alchemyisppl]

Yeah, pretty much. It has to do with the fact that the starting object and the resultant object must be of the same mass.

[looks around him for something to transmute]

Perhaps a demonstration would work best...