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[wildsorcery]

[ 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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[codecmoment]

[ 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.

[wildsorcery]

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

...for now. ]

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

[codecmoment]

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.

[wildsorcery]

How big are robots?

[codecmoment]

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.

[wildsorcery]

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?

[codecmoment]

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

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

[wildsorcery]

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

[codecmoment]

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

[wildsorcery]

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.