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[It's an admirable goal. He tilts his head as he considers it, but even something as simple as wanting to learn and teach can garner his respect and so he nods once generously, looking back up towards Serah with an expression that isn't quite as cold as it was a few moments ago.]
I wanted that too. I wanted to know where we came from, what patterns we followed. I was satisfied with the existence that we had, but I wanted to know- anything about how we got there.
[He was much more forward when he was younger, he thinks. There was an earnestness to his learning that never seemed to cease- to know more, to discover everything he possibly could. The Door wasn't the only thing, but it was the only thing that mattered, in the end.]
Perhaps you're unaware- it's unusual for my species to harbor curiosity, or to pursue research and history. We have no written language, no method of bookkeeping. Everything we do, everything we know... it's instinctual, or it's passed down verbally. To find the things I did, I had to travel through our galaxy and consult the eldest of our kind, and even they had forgotten most of what came before.
I wanted that too. I wanted to know where we came from, what patterns we followed. I was satisfied with the existence that we had, but I wanted to know- anything about how we got there.
[He was much more forward when he was younger, he thinks. There was an earnestness to his learning that never seemed to cease- to know more, to discover everything he possibly could. The Door wasn't the only thing, but it was the only thing that mattered, in the end.]
Perhaps you're unaware- it's unusual for my species to harbor curiosity, or to pursue research and history. We have no written language, no method of bookkeeping. Everything we do, everything we know... it's instinctual, or it's passed down verbally. To find the things I did, I had to travel through our galaxy and consult the eldest of our kind, and even they had forgotten most of what came before.
( She did not know that. It's so very unlike humanity, where curiosity is essential for them to grow. Even when the Fal'Cie produced their food, their sunlight, their water, humans still had the drive to learn, to explore. To make something of the world.
If people hadn't been like that, she wonders how things would have progressed.
They'd still be on Cocoon, she would never have become a l'Cie. The Sanctum would still be in total control of everything, ensuring people believed that association with Pulse was treason.
But she supposes you have less need for curiosity if you can create just about anything with magic. )
It's kinda sad, that so much was forgotten.
( And now the only beings who remember any of it are the eight gods of this city. )
If people hadn't been like that, she wonders how things would have progressed.
They'd still be on Cocoon, she would never have become a l'Cie. The Sanctum would still be in total control of everything, ensuring people believed that association with Pulse was treason.
But she supposes you have less need for curiosity if you can create just about anything with magic. )
It's kinda sad, that so much was forgotten.
( And now the only beings who remember any of it are the eight gods of this city. )
hey
i know youre busy with the whole door business but i must ask
hows delight?
i know youre busy with the whole door business but i must ask
hows delight?
k lemme rephrase that
can the fragments change that in some way?
can the fragments change that in some way?
Hey Hope said you're back in town. Cool nice work getting him and all.
Any idea why the Door screwed up this bad? Figured I'd just ask you since you're the resident expert and all.
Any idea why the Door screwed up this bad? Figured I'd just ask you since you're the resident expert and all.
We never fully understood what we were doing when we commanded the Door to work in various ways. It's clear that I overlooked something. I'll be sure to correct the discrepancy before we move again.
Yeah I get that but was this outcome a known risk when you chose to use the Door for the move? And are you still gonna use the Door to move the city next time?
The Door is so difficult to predict that there are no 'known risks'.
It is either this or rely further on Fear. I'm not sure how long you've been around, but know that he has also made mistakes with moving the city in the past and many of you were almost killed because of it.
It is either this or rely further on Fear. I'm not sure how long you've been around, but know that he has also made mistakes with moving the city in the past and many of you were almost killed because of it.
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Hmm. Not very smart to be playing around with it with so much at stake but lbr I'm not really in any position to criticize. Lol.
Uhhhh that mishap isn't ringing a bell so I'm gonna guess it was before my time. Still!
Not that I'm like advocating this but wouldnt some of us dying be better than scattering you and your buddies into the wind?
Actually scratch that. In a more direct question how confident are you that you'll be able to fix this issue?
Uhhhh that mishap isn't ringing a bell so I'm gonna guess it was before my time. Still!
Not that I'm like advocating this but wouldnt some of us dying be better than scattering you and your buddies into the wind?
Actually scratch that. In a more direct question how confident are you that you'll be able to fix this issue?
No, you aren't.
Fear only moved half the city. The other half, including Hope, were almost annihilated. When we were found again, Fear could only move the city twice. The Door can move it many times over, and exclude certain beings from transport, such as the Null. Fear cannot do that.
Confident. I know what went wrong.
Fear only moved half the city. The other half, including Hope, were almost annihilated. When we were found again, Fear could only move the city twice. The Door can move it many times over, and exclude certain beings from transport, such as the Null. Fear cannot do that.
Confident. I know what went wrong.
Got a question.
The Door seems to bring in people who already know each other. That intentional?
( It's been a point of curiosity for a while, now, something she keeps noticing but placing aside in favour of everything else Hadriel throws at them. But now she's too curious to ignore. )
The Door seems to bring in people who already know each other. That intentional?
( It's been a point of curiosity for a while, now, something she keeps noticing but placing aside in favour of everything else Hadriel throws at them. But now she's too curious to ignore. )
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So you're saying the Door doesn't have a recharge period like Fear does? Ok those are some legitimate pros for using the Door over Fear.
Especially if it gets us out of Fear's crappy events. Or the thing you just mentioned. Glad I missed out on that one yikes.
How long is it gonna take you to resolve the issue? Is that something I could help with?
Especially if it gets us out of Fear's crappy events. Or the thing you just mentioned. Glad I missed out on that one yikes.
How long is it gonna take you to resolve the issue? Is that something I could help with?
I believe that it's easier for the Door to locate a universe if it's already accessed that universe in the past. From there, it's not a stretch to imagine the Door pulling similar emotional signatures.
People we have emotional attachments to. ( Whether positive or negative, that really seems to be what it boils down to. It's got to be helpful to the gods to have the people who make each of them most emotional turning up.
It's interesting, really. As a tool to get home, sure, but even beyond that. It's a completely alien being of power, something that her home world could never even conceive. She wonders what Dagny would make of it, with all her dedication to non-human biology and everything she taught Kate about their kind's abilities, their construction. She wonders even more what Marc would do if he saw it—
Well, no. It's not really wondering. She knows Marc would want to take it apart and discover how it works even more than she does. )
Do we all have emotional signatures to you?
( Why wouldn't that be possible? It certainly is with people's powers. )
It's interesting, really. As a tool to get home, sure, but even beyond that. It's a completely alien being of power, something that her home world could never even conceive. She wonders what Dagny would make of it, with all her dedication to non-human biology and everything she taught Kate about their kind's abilities, their construction. She wonders even more what Marc would do if he saw it—
Well, no. It's not really wondering. She knows Marc would want to take it apart and discover how it works even more than she does. )
Do we all have emotional signatures to you?
( Why wouldn't that be possible? It certainly is with people's powers. )
Yes. All individuals are unique, and the power that they generate with their emotion is unique as well. Your mind is like your fingerprint- there is something unconditionally you about it.
( And, in that moment, Kate gets the urge to ask something which she's heard in so many variations over the years — asked by everyone from friends to patients:
So, what does mine look like?
... So, that's what it feels like. That invasive, sharp curiosity pricking at the back of her mind, something about oneself which is hidden from them. It's a thoroughly foreign sensation, one that has to be shrugged off before she can reply. )
Makes sense. Thanks.
So, what does mine look like?
... So, that's what it feels like. That invasive, sharp curiosity pricking at the back of her mind, something about oneself which is hidden from them. It's a thoroughly foreign sensation, one that has to be shrugged off before she can reply. )
Makes sense. Thanks.
What all has been done to stop the Null? Have you ever tried to form a treaty with them, not using one of your own or even having one of you in the vicinity to affect them?
[ She knows it's likely he's stated these things somewhere before, or it's been done, but she hasn't been able to locate that information. She has ideas but if it's been done before, she won't bother. ]
[ She knows it's likely he's stated these things somewhere before, or it's been done, but she hasn't been able to locate that information. She has ideas but if it's been done before, she won't bother. ]
( So.
It's time to ask, isn't it? They're running out of time. )
Can The Door protect us? ( Kate, you might... want to explain better. ) There a way to use its effects on the Null?
( Y'know, that whole madness stuff. It was pretty damn effective on all of them, after all. )
It's time to ask, isn't it? They're running out of time. )
Can The Door protect us? ( Kate, you might... want to explain better. ) There a way to use its effects on the Null?
( Y'know, that whole madness stuff. It was pretty damn effective on all of them, after all. )
You mean using it as a weapon.
[His voice is low and measured.]
It wasn't designed for that. It's original purpose was a way to bring conflicting and chaotic species to us.
[So...]
...it's an interesting question. How do you think something like that would work?
[His voice is low and measured.]
It wasn't designed for that. It's original purpose was a way to bring conflicting and chaotic species to us.
[So...]
...it's an interesting question. How do you think something like that would work?
( She nods. Essentially, yes. Perhaps not in a proactive, aggressive way, but still. It certainly has the ability to do so, even if that was never part of the design. )
Ideally? ( Because even if she thinks this should be possible, she will admit there is a whole lot about programming the Door that's not entirely clear to her. And, you know, it's Hadriel and nothing ever goes right. ) Recognises the people in the city as allies and affects anything else.
Ideally? ( Because even if she thinks this should be possible, she will admit there is a whole lot about programming the Door that's not entirely clear to her. And, you know, it's Hadriel and nothing ever goes right. ) Recognises the people in the city as allies and affects anything else.
[He frowns, pursing his lips as he considers it.]
I don't know if that's possible. There are- 'people' in this city that are machines themselves. I doubt that the Door is capable of differentiating between those and the Null.
I don't know if that's possible. There are- 'people' in this city that are machines themselves. I doubt that the Door is capable of differentiating between those and the Null.
( Hm, okay, the best case scenario is off the table, perhaps. At least, in the time left available to them. She's not sure it's worth arguing over the whole emotional signature thing they spoke about at this last minute sort of space they're in. )
Can the effects work as a barrier?
( Essentially. They might have to grit their teeth and deal with the effects if they want to bypass it, but a protected area is important for injured people and those who can't fight at all. )
Can the effects work as a barrier?
( Essentially. They might have to grit their teeth and deal with the effects if they want to bypass it, but a protected area is important for injured people and those who can't fight at all. )
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