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[ The feed turns on to show a dark-skinned young man with a rain of freckles all over his skin. he looks nervous, unable to keep eye contact with the camera for more than a few minutes at time. ]

Um, I... um... I was wondering? Is there a library like the one on one of the moons down here in Lunatia? Or... uh... a library at all? I haven't really been able to find one.

[ His voice is soft, the accent a strange mix of german and french. A white ferret lies around his shoulders, peering at the camera with intelligent black eyes as the young man tries to explain himself. ]

There were... books with spells and things. Some very strange automatons, too, but I could really do without those. Magic in this place... it's really interesting.

[ The more he speaks, the less hesitant it gets, as he gets into the things that interests him. ]

My world... doesn't really have this technology stuff so it's... it's a big difference. Since I don't really have anything to compare that to, I'm more interested in the magic. The prismals said something about it being the same, though, but I don't really understand how.

[ Connie catches himself rambling and looks a bit sheepish. ]

S-sorry, I'll make my point. Is there a library down here? If there isn't, is there any other place to find... um... I don't know... comparisons? I don't know. I'm just curious.

Sorry if I'm taking up your time!

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There is! I like the one near the academy.
My world has no magic - it's all fictional fun stuff - but a lot of tech.
So you've got the advantage of magic at least!

S-so I heard. I didn't think of looking there since it was... so official-looking and possibly not for the public?

Magic is fictional in your world? That's... odd. Not bad! Just strange to me. You have all this tech, though? Like... speaking to people through a camera?

[ Sure, he can switch over -- he did it for years, after all, for the codec system. And also doing presentations for the NGO and work and such. He just prefers to have a text-only existence on PrismaNet. It's an older man, who looks tired from years of stress. ]

Yep! I use it all the time. I program and build machines professionally. This is my form of magic!

Oh, hello.

[ He gives a slightly awkward wave. ]

So you... you make automatons? For work?

[ He waves back, the lines around his eyes from age and stress creasing as he smiles. ]

I do! And for fun. I made stealth camouflage as a side project... I'm that kinda guy.

[ That was a nice smile, and Connie visibly relaxes a bit.

...for now. ]

Like... some kind of object that makes you invisible?

That's right. It worked pretty good when I needed it! Nowadays I do all kinds of stuff. My specialty is the big machines, though. Robots.

How big are robots?

They come in all sizes! Have you seen the little circular cleaning ones here? That's an example. Some are the size of a person, or larger. Some aren't humanoid at all - just an arm or something like that to do a task. The one I'm most... uh, famous for making is a giant walking tank.

I've seen there little cleaning ones! I thought they were animated by some magic, but they're robots?

[ He's... been telling them they're doing very well. Whoops. ]

You made a giant water barrel?

Here, they likely are. Back home, they're electrical.

But... uh... n-no, a tank is an armored war machine.

O-oh. That's... um... why?

Being too stupid and naive about the reality of the world. That's why.

I'm... I'm sorry.

[ Connie gently scratches the ferret around his neck on her chin. ]

I did not mean to bring up any bad... things.

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