Igeyorhm was also often eager to prove herself. Though that stemmed more from her own confidence I believe. Over-confidence, sometimes. But I did find that charming about her, even when she was rash.
Well. I certainly can't judge over-confidence. But I imagine none of you would have arrived at your position without at least a little bit of ambition, or at least desire to help your community.
Indeed. Confidence and competence both. As well as an actual desire for the position, or at least no will to turn it away. No one was forced to be on the Convocation, if the best candidate refused then the position would be offered to the next, until someone took it up.
Desire to help the community would have been a bigger factor than ambition. The council was the governance of Amaurot, but our people lacked the concept of authoritative power. We were the responsible authority but we were no greater than the people we were responsible for. We were invested with their complete trust, and we strove ever to meet their expectations in faith.
It was a taxing, often frustrating, ever demanding position. And yet I would not have relinquished it for the world, save to one I felt was up to the task.
Whatever else it may have been, it was rewarding to me, I was able to make a difference in ways I was satisfied about, to resolve debates and to keep our fellows on task when required....
Hm... I suppose I am. Thank you for listening to an old man's rambling.
[He looks around the room, thoughtful.]
I do believe there is merit in reminiscing... But I do wonder at the dangers of dwelling too much in phantoms. Ironic of me to say I suppose. I have no doubts in our ability to see things through given another chance, but until our work is complete, I feel mixed about letting my heart be too much at ease among these familiar shadows. They give Emet-Selch comfort, however, and so they serve a purpose.
Indeed. I have never been one content to relax until the work is done.
But this is fine. You enjoy Amaurot and it is where my heart dwells. I cannot reconstruct all with accuracy, but you might enjoy seeing memories first hand. Our technology allowed for their storage, shall I show you?
I would be most fascinated to hear of your own world and its technology as well. Even if you lack magic and aetheric science, it seems as if you reached a sufficient level of advancement.
But do feel free to view whatever catches your fancy. This is where the Concepts and memories are stored for the department after all.
I feel like technology for the rest of my world as a whole is behind this place, but—
[ he's going to go check the crystals, reading each label and touching them, trying to understand what they're like ]
But as I've mentioned, dad built mom, and Luther spent a couple of years on the moon because he sent him there. And there's the matter of the Commission, of course.
If I had to guess, the potential for more advancement is there, but the rest of the world is kept in the dark about it.
[If he's actually activating them he'll get to see all kinds of scenes, otherwise they're just sort of... Well. Creation Concept Storage in one area, and the rest is whatever academic proceedings were considered important, meetings, dissertations, debates.]
Still, that that advancement exists is interesting. As you say, it speaks of such potential even in a world without ready access to aether manipulation.
[ He doesn't activate them immediately because he's analyzing them first but once he's done? He's totally going to try to, ignoring Lahabrea for a moment as he sees those scenes because look he found a new toy ]
[Not all of them work! As Lahabrea said he can't produce everything from memory. But strange beasts and interesting conversations and debates will play like holograms for Five as he activates them. And Lahabrea will cross his arms and watch, content.]
[ He's very clearly interested in those conversation and debates, actually taking his time to properly consider every word that is replayed, and once he's satisfied he'll bring his attention back to Lahabrea ]
I assume this is only as much as you can create in your dream.
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Do ask Emet-Selch about Nabriales. Thinking on the man gives me a headache.
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He was that bad? Very well then. I'll be certain to ask him, and hopefully it won't have the same effect on him.
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Igeyorhm was also often eager to prove herself. Though that stemmed more from her own confidence I believe. Over-confidence, sometimes. But I did find that charming about her, even when she was rash.
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Desire to help the community would have been a bigger factor than ambition. The council was the governance of Amaurot, but our people lacked the concept of authoritative power. We were the responsible authority but we were no greater than the people we were responsible for. We were invested with their complete trust, and we strove ever to meet their expectations in faith.
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Whatever else it may have been, it was rewarding to me, I was able to make a difference in ways I was satisfied about, to resolve debates and to keep our fellows on task when required....
Yes. I liked it.
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I see. Thank you for telling me about it.
You do seem happier when you recall those times, you know.
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Hm... I suppose I am. Thank you for listening to an old man's rambling.
[He looks around the room, thoughtful.]
I do believe there is merit in reminiscing... But I do wonder at the dangers of dwelling too much in phantoms. Ironic of me to say I suppose. I have no doubts in our ability to see things through given another chance, but until our work is complete, I feel mixed about letting my heart be too much at ease among these familiar shadows. They give Emet-Selch comfort, however, and so they serve a purpose.
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We can change the setting once more if you'd rather - unless you have more you'd like to show me.
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But this is fine. You enjoy Amaurot and it is where my heart dwells. I cannot reconstruct all with accuracy, but you might enjoy seeing memories first hand. Our technology allowed for their storage, shall I show you?
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[There is another door from this room that he'll lead Five through, full of the memory container crystals from Anamnesis Anyder.]
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I'm sure he would if I asked him. I'll cut him some slack just this once, and take responsibility for it.
[ But okay it's time to check out all those memory containers. Also he feels so tiny there ]
How do they work—?
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[He will explain how they work I forget the specifics.]
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That's intriguing. I don't believe we have anything like that in my world - though that's not surprising.
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I would be most fascinated to hear of your own world and its technology as well. Even if you lack magic and aetheric science, it seems as if you reached a sufficient level of advancement.
But do feel free to view whatever catches your fancy. This is where the Concepts and memories are stored for the department after all.
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[ he's going to go check the crystals, reading each label and touching them, trying to understand what they're like ]
But as I've mentioned, dad built mom, and Luther spent a couple of years on the moon because he sent him there. And there's the matter of the Commission, of course.
If I had to guess, the potential for more advancement is there, but the rest of the world is kept in the dark about it.
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Still, that that advancement exists is interesting. As you say, it speaks of such potential even in a world without ready access to aether manipulation.
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I assume this is only as much as you can create in your dream.
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