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[finalesfunkeln]

Hm! And I had thought perhaps Valoran was the only realm toying with summoning magic. Though, to your credit, it seems to be on purpose, here. I see I'm not alone in being a fresh face. Pleased to make your acquaintance, everyone.

I've already seen some other inquiries on returning home, but they seemed to fizz out fast - and that introductory illusion was quite helpful! So I have a different question. This is a rare opportunity to learn about other worlds, and I would hate to waste it!

Is anyone feeling homesick enough to tell me of their own world? For curiosity only.

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[cursed_analysis]

Hm hm~ Well, I admit seeing someone so blatantly curious is always nice.

How about quid pro quo; I speak of my world, and I would love to hear of Valoran in turn.

[finalesfunkeln]

[ I mean hey think of how valuable that information might be when she gets home. ]

Of course. I don't mind sharing in return.

[cursed_analysis]

[It's a likewise sentiment; he enjoys pondering how to use new knowledge.]

The let me regale you with Tureil~ Nestled firmly in a binary starsystem, our years are long, 732 days, to be exact, to make a Turn; our years. Our months are twelve 60-day affairs, and during the hottest parts of the year, we experience 'The Long Summer'. Our true night drops down to only 4 hours a day because of the spacing of our suns. Mana is abundant, and to do magic one only needs to pick up a book. True mastery of course can take some time. Let me also speak to you of the Autocracy of Atael, captial city Mar, of which I hail~

We have technology far and above advanced compared to most countries, though some bumpkins like Deulnelia don't care much about such facts and are complacent... Dear me. I've gone off on a tangent.

[finalesfunkeln]

[ Recon isn't exactly her greatest strength, but she's used to it, so...! ]

Oh, I don't mind at all. It's fascinating! I hadn't given much thought to the idea of different year and day cycles... And to think that mana is so free that no magical aptitude is necessary to learn - isn't that dangerous?

[ She keeps her mouth shut on technology, though, because. It's not like Demacia is the most high-tech in the land. And this smart-phone itself is pretty confusing to her, so she isn't sure what he could mean by advanced. She doesn't want to come off as a bumpkin! ]

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[a_little_horse]

[A young man appears on the screen. He appears deeply in thought as he doesn't make eye contact at first. When he does, he doesn't make any effort to speak. Instead, a disembodied voices comes through.]

"These are his words...
Sometimes, I forget I'm in a entirely different world, despite having been here for a good awhile already. It gets depressing when it happens."

[finalesfunkeln]

[ She's seen weirder. Heard weirder. Whatever. ]

Is that to say that your home is like this world?

[a_little_horse]

[That face is one of mental back-peddling.]

"These are his words...
Far from it. Genessia doesn't have two-layers like my world, or anything similar to Rivell Knights, or threats like Dark Matter."

[finalesfunkeln]

I see. What is Dark Matter? And - may I ask what you mean by 'two-layers?'

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[have_hat_will_travel]

You would be surprised how often that question gets asked. And, at least for some of us, it's easier to show than tell.

Personally, I prefer not to talk about the world I was in before I was here, though. It was... Less than pleasant, let's say. Though I am far from alone on that front, from experience.

[finalesfunkeln]

Is that so? Then I apologize for the repetition.

I'm sorry to hear that. I wouldn't want to trouble you for details if it's a delicate subject, of course!

[have_hat_will_travel]

Hm. But you'd have no way to know of the repetition, would you?

Nor that it's a point of pain for some.

Just be cautious. Curiosity can bite, here. Especially in Feyren, but sometimes things go crazy in other places too.

[finalesfunkeln]

Even so.

... How do you mean? [ After a beat, she realizes what she's just asked, and sort of giggles at herself. ] If that isn't too much curiosity.

[youfool]

Hello, whoever you are! Glad to see you're taking the upheaval well.

Haha, uh oh, nostalgia can be a dangerous thing, here. I'm tempted to think it's an ingredient in the loss of those who arrive. Ah well, I'm hanging on. Suppose regaling you about an Earth story wouldn't hurt. Goodness, there's so many! I'll have to think about which to share...

[He does, leaving the line hanging for a good five minutes while he considers which story to tell from a world with thousands of years in it. It's harder than he thought; every story depends on one before and is better seen by hindsight. Maybe something short and sweet.]

"Hello again! That took longer than either of us liked, but I think this will do. In my country of origin, America, politicians became insincere." [He grinned.]

Shocking, I know. Most of them had stooped to slogans, catchphrases, and sentence fragments. You might know the phrase 'winning hearts and minds'; the politicians had largely ceased to believe in minds, assuming the mobs only had hearts with short attention spans. They assumed, with some cynicism, that the lowest common denominator was the largest as well, and so spoke simply and insipidly, figuring that was the only language the mob could understand.

Along comes a man, Perot, who does the complete opposite. Where they were short, he was long. Where they were emotive, he was rational. Where they were gassy, he was substantial. In a way, each cultivated their own audience in self-fulfilling prophecy. No doubt one's intellect was diminished in the wake of platitudinous politicians, whereas Perot's audience must have felt edified by education.

Alas, he was not the victor in that political contest. The other sort were better moneyed and better positioned, if only through sheer inertia. Still, he made a definite impact which still reverberates to this day. I assume; not on Earth anymore, of course. One man decided to pay a compliment to the collective intelligence of his country, and was received better than one might suppose. A loss, but a highly creditable one.

Well! How about Valoran, then?"

[finalesfunkeln]

Fascinating, if not something of a disappointing history...

[ It's not as if that's terribly unbelievable... Of course, her kingdom is nothing like that, but it isn't off her scale of reality. But, hm. That ending, though. ]

Are you inquiring about Valoran politics?

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[youfool]

Heh, sorry, my world has a lot of stories like that. The better side isn't quite so strong as it ought to be, and goes to the dogs. Yet the dogs die, and the good underdogs come back to life, one way or another.

Sure! Or Valoran religion; either sounds interesting. I hope Valoran didn't grow as tame as parts of Earth, where discussion of either was taboo.

Oh! And your name, please.

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[finalesfunkeln]

As is the way of things.

Hmm - well! In Valoran we certainly don't mind the discussion of different religions. I know that there are many across the lands, and I've seen little but respect for them all. It's hard to condemn beliefs when we've seen proof that other realms exist beyond our own - of course, there are always going to be things we can't grasp, or possibilities not thought of.

Politics, of course, are another matter. It's dangerous to let some run wild. [ and with that mildly alarming statement, she moves on!! ] My name is Luxanna Crownguard. Just 'Lux' is fine.

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[nerf_this]

[Okay...this is weird. It's like...watching a girl from a really old game show up here. Like really old game. Which is what's happening. Hana only barely knows who it is because she kept up on some of the crazy game stuff that led to other games.]

Well...I'd tell you, but...I'm not sure how much use it'd be to you.

[finalesfunkeln]

Oh, no use at all when we're all trapped here. As I said, simple curiosity.

[ ..... also it could be useful if she ever gets home or communicates with home, but that's!! not anything anyone needs to know. ]

[nerf_this]

Hmm...Well what to tell...

[That wouldn't lead to existential crises of finding you're from a game.

How ironic all things considered.]

Well it might be easier if I knew what your world was like. Like are you guys technically advanced like mine is or not.

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[blackparagon]

[As chance would have it, Xander is done with work for the day. So he has the time to respond to this. (Also it'll stop him from doing more work than he should.)]

I think that could be arranged. However, in exchange, I would like to hear more of Valoran. Is that fair?

[finalesfunkeln]

Of course! I would never ask for information without being willing to offer my own.

[ Well. How forthcoming she'll be is debatable. ]

[blackparagon]

I'm glad to hear.

Perhaps we should start with introductions? My name is Xander.

[He has his own things he'd rather avoid talking about regarding his world, so Lux isn't alone.]

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[truesmiles]

Not feeling homesick.

[Because his world is pretty much non existent.]

But I am always happy to discuss other worlds.

[finalesfunkeln]

I'm kind of sorry to hear that. In a way. [ She assumes it means that he comes from somewhere unpleasant. So on one hand, it must be good that he's here rather than there? But on the other hand, she still feels like she should apologies for any bad memories. Aaaah. ]

Ever since I arrived here, I keep thinking that it's such a shame I didn't ask the guests to my home world more about their own.

[truesmiles]

You shouldn't be, can't get homesick over a world that I couldn't ever go back to anyway. [Plus he felt like his true place was helping a friend of his, so if they had meant that way then he knew he was missing those he cared about.]

You can learn a lot about a world by simply asking around. That's if one ever wanted to know anyway.