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Edd ([personal profile] itsaprototype) wrote in [community profile] lostnetwork2012-10-06 01:17 am

002: Second Video

<small>[Eddward steadies his hat. Several more gadgets are on his person--some sort of magnifying monocle, some rings on his fingers, and he appears to have a belt with various tools in them. Several books are scattered throughout his personal space.]<big>

Greetings again, fellow Otherworlders! This is Eddward speaking, your astute local paperboy!

At first I was rather off-put <small>[Putting it mildly, are we Eddward?]<big> by our sanctioned migration to Darstone, but I was perhaps mildly hasty in my initial assumptions...

"Magic", as you would have it, functions far more closer to the sciences than I originally thought! I'm no "magus" by any means, but from what I've gleaned from these books--as well as a certain fellow boarder, you know who you are!--the very process in which "magic" is utilized has a very scientific approach! You see, much like the theoretical science of "alchemy", "magic" essentially boils down to equivalent exchange: firstly, the user has an amount of "mana", if you will. Secondly, the desired spell is recited in a specific manner. Lastly, assuming the body has sufficient amount of magical resource and the spell recited perfectly, the desired effects are sprung forth!

This is of course just a generalization, but isn't that exciting!? <small>[Eddward begins to speak in a much quicker, far happier tone than the one he normally carries.]<big>

The magic from my home is...well, it's nonexistent. Maybe. This crossing of the dimensional latitudes has certainly shared knowledge the likes of which we would never have ever fathomed! <i>Isn't that exhilarating!?!?</i>

<small>[Deep breath...]<big>

Hwhew...sorry, I went off on a tangent there.

I believe I may have found a very interesting piece of information. A field test may be in order very soon, so keep your ears and eyes open, ladies and gentlemen!

 

<small>[He still sweats like he usually does.]<big>

 

[personal profile] little_miss_snarker 2012-10-08 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
To each their own, I guess, but magic and stuff following some kind of set laws is pretty common in fantasy. It'd kind of make sense it would work the same way in places it exists in.

'Unless said laws are being written by someone who thinks reality should be a badly-written anime, that is.'

[personal profile] little_miss_snarker 2012-10-10 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
I used to be interested that kind of stuff when I was younger. It's still weird to hear people around here talking about it like it's such an everyday thing.