second lighthouse; VIDEO

[isochrone]

I've been thinking and writing some things down, and something I've wanted to ask...

What would you consider very... mm, 'defining' I suppose is the word I'm looking for? Something that you feel your reality wouldn't be the same without. Don't worry, I'll go first.

[ She flashes a knowing smile at that. ]

Certainly, there are certainly many historical events that shaped the world, but if I had to pick one that's affective to Columbia in my era would be the discovery a few decades ago of the Lutece Particle, which in turn is used to make a Lutuce Field. Another term for it is called 'quantum levitation', and it suspends atoms in mid-air by a controllable field, allowing things to be manipulated within the sphere of gravity, and to impart those effects onto other objects.

[ Someone's read The Principles of Quantum Mechanics a few too many times... ]

And that's how Columbia is an airborne city. So, I think things in my reality would be very different if that hadn't been discovered!

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[wrathfulkhan]

I'm not sure I can point to any one thing that defines my world. History is a tapestry; there's no one thing or event that stands out on its own more than the others, yet remove one thread, and it all falls apart.

[Liar! You know damn well what defines your world. You're just not going to say.]

Though if I had to pick one, I'd say the existence of the largest contiguous land empire in history is a good place to start, due to its effect on world culture.

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[isochrone]

[ amused: ] Well, I promise I won't give you a failing grade if you name something and get it wrong.

Hmm... that'd be the Mongol Empire, I believe! Only beating out the Russian Empire by a little bit. Although the British Empire looks to be catching up at the rate it's going.

[ At least, it would be another few years from Elizabeth's perspective, being it was only 1912 for her at home. ]

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[wrathfulkhan]

[He smiles. Ding ding ding! You got it right, Elizabeth. Good job!]

The Mongol Empire, yes. Though I have to say, I'm a little bit biased.

[He pauses.] The British Empire? Interesting. I wouldn't have connected that with the idea of an airborne city.

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[isochrone]

Biased?

[ How interesting! She wants to know more. ]

Oh, Columbia isn't part of Britain. Actually, she is her own country, since succeeding from the United States ten years ago.

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[wrathfulkhan]

[He smiles a little.] They're my people. Hence the bias.

Really? I wouldn't have connected the United States with the idea of a floating city, either.