Sure, I'll show you how to get into the archives, later.
[It's stupid and involves mirrors with moonlight... It's a process. Later.]
That said, I think being relatively-immortal squids is a pretty fundamental change. It used to bother me more, but I've come around. I mean, how can we be expected to study anything if we can't accept basic facts of our slightly altered existence?
[He scoffs, like, duh! Obviously one must accept the squid thing for the sake of academic pursuits. Of course.]
Viktor has our technology covered, and my specialties are obviously nonstandard, [necromancer tm] so more magical knowledge around here is a boon.
[Hm. He tries to not think about the squid thing that much, but it's true that it's a fundamental change. But a lot of things seem unaffected aside from that.]
It's mostly aetherology, but it seems to work here oddly enough. If it didn't, my magic wouldn't work. Maybe there's something about this place that fundamentally... slots in where it's needed. I need to manipulate aether, so it works. Other people study atoms, and it works. Since atoms aren't a thing where I'm from, and most people here haven't heard about aether, there must be something about this place...
I've thought the same thing about my necromancy, actually. Sometimes it feels like the darkblood powerset has... joined with it, you know? Adapted to accommodate new data, just like what happens to our squid forms when our minds wake up.
[He taps his temple, for emphasis. The darkblood powers and his necromancy are, on paper, entirely different concepts, but either his familiarity with the one has made learning the other easier, or the principles of darkblood have bent to fit the principles of necromancy he already uses.
No real way to know, he supposes, but a hypothesis or twelve isn't bad.]
Are we the only thing that's changed, or do we change the fundamental rules of this world, too? Now that's a study someone could sink their teeth into. Somebody could write a paper.
I could definitely try... hopefully some equipment washes up one day. I'd appreciate it, since I don't know how to make it myself.
[And hopefully someone he knows will wash up one day, too. Y'shtola would have a blast with trying to figure this place out.]
If we could figure out the 'rules' of this place, it'd be a huge step forward. There's no way to know all of it, at least... but if we could get at what makes things work here... but I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how these 'atoms' work.
[Palamedes waves a hand, like, atomic theory? Please, simple.]
They're just pieces. Infinitesimally small— not completely, obviously, you can observe them— but they're just... bits. The things that make me, you, this table, this building, the air, and so on. Your fundamentals.
Does that sound like what you know? I swear, half of what I learn about here is just my thing under another name.
[He hmms a bit, and waves a hand from side to side in a 'maybe' motion.]
Somewhat. To put it very simply... everything is made out of aether. Individual bits... I don't think can be put under a... what do you call it - microscope. But you can watch the flow of it with special equipment, measure it.
It's a bit like how everyone has a respiratory system - air goes in, it circulates, air goes out. And aether works similarly - you take aether into the body and it's used to help construct it or feed it or whatnot. Then it flows out gradually, or with the use of magic. When we die, aether is released from our bodies and joins the Lifestream, where the aether of our souls is broken down and joins with others to form new souls.
By that explanation, your aether sounds more like my thanergy than atoms, although— forgive me if I've explained this one already— we aren't all equipped to handle thanergy innately. Or... eat it.
[Except for, well, sickos. But he's not going to get into that right now. He sits back, waving the checker idly.]
If it's measurable, it's close enough to atomic structure. But we're getting off topic. Come here and study with us whenever you're able; we'll draw up some charts to do a proper comparison of all this eventually.
[This is not a bit, even if the whole class will likely just be Nara'a and maybe Nico. It's fine, he'll enjoy it.]
Anyway; you don't have to sign up, or anything like that, but Allen's the person to talk to if you want to feel more official. Otherwise you can just start turning up.
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[It's stupid and involves mirrors with moonlight... It's a process. Later.]
That said, I think being relatively-immortal squids is a pretty fundamental change. It used to bother me more, but I've come around. I mean, how can we be expected to study anything if we can't accept basic facts of our slightly altered existence?
[He scoffs, like, duh! Obviously one must accept the squid thing for the sake of academic pursuits. Of course.]
Viktor has our technology covered, and my specialties are obviously nonstandard, [necromancer tm] so more magical knowledge around here is a boon.
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[Hm. He tries to not think about the squid thing that much, but it's true that it's a fundamental change. But a lot of things seem unaffected aside from that.]
It's mostly aetherology, but it seems to work here oddly enough. If it didn't, my magic wouldn't work. Maybe there's something about this place that fundamentally... slots in where it's needed. I need to manipulate aether, so it works. Other people study atoms, and it works. Since atoms aren't a thing where I'm from, and most people here haven't heard about aether, there must be something about this place...
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[He taps his temple, for emphasis. The darkblood powers and his necromancy are, on paper, entirely different concepts, but either his familiarity with the one has made learning the other easier, or the principles of darkblood have bent to fit the principles of necromancy he already uses.
No real way to know, he supposes, but a hypothesis or twelve isn't bad.]
Are we the only thing that's changed, or do we change the fundamental rules of this world, too? Now that's a study someone could sink their teeth into. Somebody could write a paper.
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[And hopefully someone he knows will wash up one day, too. Y'shtola would have a blast with trying to figure this place out.]
If we could figure out the 'rules' of this place, it'd be a huge step forward. There's no way to know all of it, at least... but if we could get at what makes things work here... but I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how these 'atoms' work.
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They're just pieces. Infinitesimally small— not completely, obviously, you can observe them— but they're just... bits. The things that make me, you, this table, this building, the air, and so on. Your fundamentals.
Does that sound like what you know? I swear, half of what I learn about here is just my thing under another name.
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Somewhat. To put it very simply... everything is made out of aether. Individual bits... I don't think can be put under a... what do you call it - microscope. But you can watch the flow of it with special equipment, measure it.
It's a bit like how everyone has a respiratory system - air goes in, it circulates, air goes out. And aether works similarly - you take aether into the body and it's used to help construct it or feed it or whatnot. Then it flows out gradually, or with the use of magic. When we die, aether is released from our bodies and joins the Lifestream, where the aether of our souls is broken down and joins with others to form new souls.
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[That's fun, right!! Chemistry!!]
By that explanation, your aether sounds more like my thanergy than atoms, although— forgive me if I've explained this one already— we aren't all equipped to handle thanergy innately. Or... eat it.
[Except for, well, sickos. But he's not going to get into that right now. He sits back, waving the checker idly.]
If it's measurable, it's close enough to atomic structure. But we're getting off topic. Come here and study with us whenever you're able; we'll draw up some charts to do a proper comparison of all this eventually.
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[Not right now, because he senses this is a chalkboard and notes kind of lesson.]
And I'd love to study here. Things work so differently... I've been trying to rebuild my frame of reference a bit, but it's a little slow going.
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[This is not a bit, even if the whole class will likely just be Nara'a and maybe Nico. It's fine, he'll enjoy it.]
Anyway; you don't have to sign up, or anything like that, but Allen's the person to talk to if you want to feel more official. Otherwise you can just start turning up.