voice.

[tagential]

[There's not much to hear in the background when Edwon starts recording. It's quiet, deliberately so, making him easy to hear. And when he speaks, it's with an imperial British accent.]

I've recently arrived, and I have a couple of questions. First: Are there really no stars?

Normally I'd be able to sense them - I'm Miraluka, so I don't have eyes - but here there's nothing. And I can feel the heat from a local sun, but as far as I can tell, it's not actually in the sky.

[He sounds really confused, though he's been doing enough digging to both know that the sun is in its rightful place, and to have some idea as to why he can't sense it. He just wants to know how people react to this.]

And so far I've only run into Humans. Are there really no other species here?

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[tagential]

I've been to several different planets before, and some have had worse pollution than this. You get used to noise as well. This is nothing.
What was your planet like?

[adamantlyardent]

I can't speak to such a scope; I only knew life in the valley I grew up in. No cars, no electricity constantly whining and buzzing the ears, no glass towers...it was much more verdant and clean where I grew up.

[tagential]

[That sounds... So boring to him.]

No wonder this planet seemed strange. Though there are plenty of advantages to electricity, and it's not like you can't find nature if you leave the cities.

[adamantlyardent]

It's not the same. I mean, that's absolutely obvious, but I mean it in more than simply a matter of seeing a tree or bit of grass here and there.
None of the greenery here has the same spark of life that was inherent in the valley; the kiss of magic that lingered throughout everything.
Things here are alive, but...they don't seem AS alive to me. The way I knew them.
It's complicated.

[tagential]

Magic?
That's strange. People are reporting that any abilities they had back home is replicated here, to the point where it's indistinguishable unless they investigate further. With exceptions such as my ability to sense the sky.

I can sense the lives of creatures and plants as well, but they feel the way they should.

[adamantlyardent]

Then perhaps the things you knew before weren't magically infused the way things are where I'm from...I won't dare try and make such assumptions for you, though. It's your experiences, not mine.

[tagential]

I wouldn't call it magic, but it was an inherent part of everything around me. If I met you, I'd be able to sense it in you, as well.

[adamantlyardent]

If it truly stuck with you, then all the better, I suppose. It's enough to be so suddenly misplaced; losing a means of interpreting the world around you would be cruel.

[tagential]

It would definitely be a problem. I'd be walking into walls.
Did they change anything else about your senses or abilities when you arrived?

[adamantlyardent]

I couldn't tell you with full honesty; unless I can get my hands across some arcane scrolls and test it, I ASSUME I can still learn new magics.
As to what they could've changed on you yourself, I'm afraid it's mostly trial and error...