I have seen some discussion concerning the people who are still in pods and it has led me to wondering. How would you handle someone you have unpleasant history with being here?
[ It is definitely pinging Only Child Syndrome, lies and all. ]
Kind of hard to replace someone if the main person they're missing isn't here to begin with. That also sounds really, really paranoid, darling, so I recommend stepping that back a bit, yeah?
In any case, have you told them to leave you alone?
It's more than just that. This person is emulating me in every conceivable way and doesn't take no for an answer. I'm thinking retraining order, honestly.
Perhaps there's handbook or something to read concerning the laws and norms of the city. So far I've made it by fine by considering "how did things probably operate 3000 years ago."
I haven't seen much that's that old, honestly. If anything, some of the technology here is ahead of where I'm from. It's pretty awesome, actually, when you set aside the fact home is gone forever.
Exists? Yes, of course. I've a bit of healing and nature magic myself, but most magic-inclined folks tend to go nature, holy or arcane.
Well down here is about the same; more advanced in some ways, less so in others. Upstairs is entirely out of my ballpark.
How does it compare to your home?
Well, some really powerful things they could do back before the Divergence aren't possible nowadays, but magic is magic. I can't honestly imagine a world without it anymore than I can imagine a world without dragons. Anyway, most of the time, if you've got it, it'll show early. Earlier for some races than others. Paladins and clerics often feel called to a specific path or God, and get power that way. And others get their powers through other means, some less savoury than others.
Communication is more instantaneous, especially in comparison to down here. The world is vast, but mostly well-connected. Travel is fast as well. Overall, technology is extremely advanced and there's likely some kind of equipment or program designed to do a given task.
[It's sort of vague, but he's kinda-sorta aiming to remain anonymous for now.]
Sadly, there's hardly anything mystical about where I'm from. There's a lot of investment in science, but no one has any sort of innate abilities.
It would seem the technology Above is certainly higher than Below here, and more akin to what you are used to going off your description.
Back home, rapid communication is typically limited to enchanted devices, or abilities of specific spell casters. Science tends to be related to such, or at least dedicated in terms of alchemy, but I'm not best suited to talking about that. You'd want to find an artificer or tinkerer for more details.
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I didn't see them there, personally, but that doesn't mean they're not. In any case, if they aren't awake.
That's possible, but in the other person's absence they've imprinted on me and it's really unsettling. They might be angling to try to 'replace' me.
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Kind of hard to replace someone if the main person they're missing isn't here to begin with. That also sounds really, really paranoid, darling, so I recommend stepping that back a bit, yeah?
In any case, have you told them to leave you alone?
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It definitely wouldn't hurt to talk to the guard here on how to deal with them within Olympia at least.
[that said] What's a restraining order?
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Essentially, legally binding paperwork stating someone needs to stay away from you. Did you have nothing like that where you were from?
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It's easy to get carried away when you're angry, or afraid, or just frustrated with someone, and so not worth the fall out.
No. Hah! Well, there were kind of things like that but only really issued by Emperor Uriel, or by the palace guards.
Plus, if you really wanted someone to stay away, there was probably a spell for that.
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Magic existed in your world?
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I haven't seen much that's that old, honestly. If anything, some of the technology here is ahead of where I'm from. It's pretty awesome, actually, when you set aside the fact home is gone forever.
Exists? Yes, of course. I've a bit of healing and nature magic myself, but most magic-inclined folks tend to go nature, holy or arcane.
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Does it tend to be a latent ability for certain people there, or is anyone able to learn? It simply doesn't exist where I'm from outside of stories.
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How does it compare to your home?
Well, some really powerful things they could do back before the Divergence aren't possible nowadays, but magic is magic. I can't honestly imagine a world without it anymore than I can imagine a world without dragons. Anyway, most of the time, if you've got it, it'll show early. Earlier for some races than others. Paladins and clerics often feel called to a specific path or God, and get power that way. And others get their powers through other means, some less savoury than others.
You really don't have any magic at all?
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[It's sort of vague, but he's kinda-sorta aiming to remain anonymous for now.]
Sadly, there's hardly anything mystical about where I'm from. There's a lot of investment in science, but no one has any sort of innate abilities.
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Back home, rapid communication is typically limited to enchanted devices, or abilities of specific spell casters. Science tends to be related to such, or at least dedicated in terms of alchemy, but I'm not best suited to talking about that. You'd want to find an artificer or tinkerer for more details.
Really? None at all? That sucks.