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[curada]

On my arrival, I asked myself two questions likely shared by others;

How are our worlds connected?

And whence came the power to steal us outside of time?

You have probably waited patiently for an answer to these questions; or took it upon yourself in desparation to find answers. Do you consider that it is very, very probable the porter has linked hundreds of worlds though they exist leagues and years apart?

Let me conclude. I expect all of our worlds are linked together by some means. Shall there not exist people who believe the same as me?

And I would also like to hear about your systems of magic, if you can graciously spare the time.

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[alreadyhuman]

I mean...it's not impossible! So maybe that really is how it works. [ But he's new, so he doesn't know for sure that's how it works...but it's as good an explanation as any. If Gaia and Terra can exist linked together like they were, then maybe all these different places can be linked, right? ]

Though it'd be nice, I think! To go to more places than just here. But maybe all the connections just pull here, like a funnel. [ But what would be the point of that? It doesn't seem to be a situation like..before. With the soul replacement.

Magic, though - he can talk about that! ]

Oh, um - well, for magic...there's people who can summon eidolons, which are like...special spirits, I think? And they can heal, and cure poisons, and stuff like that. [ By the way he talks...he sure does admire them. Fond memories. ] It's really neat!

And, um...there's more destructive magic. Like being able to shoot fire, or ice, or lightning. But that's only usable by a few people. [ including him mumble mumble special circumstances ]

And monsters...have their own magic too! Sometimes. I think that's all.

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[curada]

A funnel. I've heard that theory; though it implies this is the world whence all others emerged, and that is something I find hard to believe. When I reflect on the uncountable differences it seems rather farfetched.

But that is fascinating. Do thoese incarnations have particular names?

[alreadyhuman]

I don't think this world is where everyone's worlds came from. That'd be kind of weird, I think! But I guess they must be linked somehow...even though I don't really know how. [ He's...he's trying... ]

Oh! The eidolons? Well, um...there's Leviathan...and Shiva...and, um. I guess the big robot, with the wings, but I think that's special? [ He will never forget the sight of a castle sprouting wings, holy shit. ] And Ifrit...and Atomos...which was kind of just a big mouth? [ He always thought that one was kind of gross?? ] There's more, but...I can't remember all of them right now.

Oh, and Eiko had different ones! Like...there was a little one called Carbuncle. And a big bird called Phoenix. [ He could probably draw them for Victor, but he's having a bit of trouble with the names...he's only nine.

As for Madeen...that's kind of a more personal one for Eiko, so he's not sure if it's okay to say anything about it. ]

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[barbarus]

[ He still doesn't overly like using this device to write. Modern technology has its uses, but Damen can't help resentng it a little, just for the fact of being different from what he knows. His answers are brusque as a result. ]

There is no magic in my world.

It may be that the Porter links our worlds. That's easier to believe than that we are brought by random chance. But I must ask - what difference does it make? The result is the same either way.

[curada]

It makes a tremendous difference. Which is this; we should be capable of stepping through the Porter and returning home. Should we uncover how this link is formed then we can augment it to reverse the flow of traffic. A great difference in result to lingering here, I'm sure.

[barbarus]

We know that we can return. They have said so all along.

Others have been here for years, but have not found the way to control the Porter. It cannot be so easy as it sounds.

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[tridentity]

Isn't magic like pulling a rabbit out of a hat or figuring out what card you have in mind?

And I guess the connected world thing makes sense but I don't see how people from different planets would be linked.

[curada]

The question of people being linked is not one I am hypothesizing. I question only the connection between our worlds; should it exist and whether others believe the same. Yet, it seems you were drawn to interpret otherwise. My apologies.

And I would clarify that magic is not quite so mundane. Ah! I would call those parlor tricks, really...

[tridentity]

What is magic like in your world then?

You don't need to apologize!! I should be the one since honestly it's kind of difficult for me to wrap my head around it.

[aggressiveapathy]

the porter is a god

[curada]

You might think so, but I do not believe it. A God, if it may be called so, would not require our presence to solve the common problem that is war. If that is indeed its purpose. I suppose that is your answer to my second question, though?

[aggressiveapathy]

don't know much greek myth
do you
or talked to loki like ever

Permatext

[sleight_of_hand]

Pretty sure there's someone somewhere who actually theorized that kinda thing.

I bet "reality" is kinda like a hallway in an apartment, you know? Like, the realities that are close to each other have similar things happening, or parts of one just kinda bleed into another. Like... maybe someone's life story here is a movie in my reality, for example?

The porters just happen to be able to take a part of a hallway and stick it somewhere else.

[curada]

If that is your theory, I find it hard to believe. If we are all brought into a reality that is a patchwork mess, our moments and places in reality all completely different, then how can we exist in the same world as each other at all?

[sleight_of_hand]

Well okay, let's try a different one then.

[ Seriously, he's watched plenty of sci-fi; there's probably a whole website dedicated to these cliches somewhere. ]

Maybe this place is a center point for all those different realities? That's why it's easy for the porters to pull people in from all over the multiverse, or something.

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[rathercommon]

Magic, where I come from, is wicked. Simple as that.

[curada]

That, then, is a terrible thing. Though people are fond of terming wicked work which they deem sacrilige. Why might your explanation be so?

[grumbling]

Boy you're just full of questions.

[curada]

My mind is always thus. Surely that is not a bad thing?

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[performance]

I think I agree. The way I see it, if there are hundreds or thousands or millions of worlds out there, why would this be the only one with something like the Porter?

[curada]

I can offer you no answer. But the different variations of a similar theme we encounter here - time travel, a means of crossing space, and the existence of people who have lived them both - belies heavily the fact the Porter isn't unique.

And yet it is the Porter who brings us here, without our acquiescence. Has it ever shared the reason why?

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[dun_moch]

I believe the Porter is the link that ties our worlds together, with this 'Earth' as a central point. Without the Porter, the connections would not exist. But this is only a theory of mine.

Now, as for the powers that some call 'magic'... that is a topic I have far more knowledge in.

[curada]

I think yours a rather curious theory, though I remain unconvinced. Presently you believe the Porter is the source of all connections; perhaps it is simply the valve that controls the flow of traffic?

[It. Not her or she. One might assume he thinks it's a tool.]

[curled]

What lucky happenstance! Cullen mentioned you'd like to speak with me, and here you are.

[ Which is good. Because as much as he's getting to know the machines here, he still struggles with certain things. ]

Where I come from there have been mentions of a world between worlds, but not much beyond theory until recently. Coming here seems to prove it's more than just rumors and false stories.

As far as magic, well. It's a bit complicated to explain. Was there something specific you're seeking?

[curada]

[These machines are different from the norm, are they not?]

Yes. I wish to learn of the interdependent parts and skills that form what you call magic. Especially those applications whose structure and purpose are devoted to healing injury and disease.

I was told you are a mage. It seemed more prudent to seek your input than to find it in someone who knows little of what they're speaking, no?