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sᴛᴏʀᴍʙᴏʀɴ. ([personal profile] jalan) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2017-02-09 12:18 pm

001. video.

[ The girl that appears now on the network is not incredibly competent with this technology, but nor would she publicly broadcast without having had a bit of practice beforehand. That flicker of uncertainty in her expression is stifled, and her smile is subtle but warm. ]

Hello, [ is said, with a twinge of a raised eyebrow. ] My name is Daenerys Stormborn, of the House Targaryen, and this next moon will mark the six months I've been here. I am not the first of my land to arrive -- many of you are already familiar with Ambassador Baelish.

And over the past few months, more and more of my people have come through the Porter. We represent different lands, different values, different politics, but in this world, we find ourselves with more similarities than we'd ever imagine sharing. If any of you of Westeros or Essos are viewing this [ because gods know it took her a while ] and we've yet to meet, I'd very much like to rectify that.

There are more than just us, too, who have likewise entered this land and felt like strangers to its technology, its ways. If you feel more at home in a world of horses and candles and swords, I'd like to know you too, whether you're new or have been here for sometime. We face a conflict between wishing to recall always the worlds from which we hail, and represent them proudly, while achieving a level of integration that ensures we have a voice. Perhaps there is a solution to find, between all of us.

Likewise, [ she adds, ] if you are entirely at home here but perhaps would be willing to act as a guide, then please do step forward with your name and your skills. You would want also to be a patient sort of person, but I assure you, we learn quickly.

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[personal profile] pullback 2017-02-09 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
My world would also fall more in the middle. Horses, candles, and sword are still in use, but alongside automobiles, electric lighting, and pistols—though the lighting and pistols certainly get more use than the automobiles. I've read that Benz has built some sort of German contraption, the prototype to these automobiles here, I'd have loved to see that back home.

[ Victor, nobody cares. And he realizes nobody cares as he stops nattering. ]

Anyway, it is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Stormborn. I'm glad to see that even those from a time further in the past than I are taking to this technology so well.

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[personal profile] pullback 2017-02-09 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I do. The applications of electricity are a particular hobby of mine. Of course, it was much easier to keep up with those sorts of things back in my world, where electricity was a relatively untapped field.

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[personal profile] pullback 2017-02-10 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Understandable. It's a natural human instinct to be scared of the dark. To be suddenly thrust into darkness would be chaotic no matter what circumstance.

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[personal profile] pullback 2017-02-11 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
And I'm sure that those men were equally worried when the fire went out.

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[personal profile] pullback 2017-02-14 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
You're forgetting something simple: electricity doesn't remove the need for fire. You can't use a lightbulb to light a candle. Yes, people panicked, as anyone would do if something they've grown accustomed to suddenly vanished, but I imagine they made do.

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[personal profile] pullback 2017-02-19 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Since I'll never have the chance to see things like this in my world, I appreciate the chance to see them here. Such advances in technology...well, it's honestly quite impressive.