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tushanshu2016-11-17 08:22 am
ninjainviolet) wrote in tushanshu2016-11-17 08:22 am
[New Device | Video] #4
[ Sheena's smiling on everyone's screens, but there's a questioning glint in her eyes. ]
I know there are different festivals and holidays here, but I was wondering if anyone was familiar with Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Or if you had similar holidays of Thanks and Fellowship this time of year?
[ Could she be planning something? Maybe. Maybe not. She was going to have to talk to Raine first. And not just about having a dinner party. Perhaps it's time for Sheena to find her own place. ]
I know there are different festivals and holidays here, but I was wondering if anyone was familiar with Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Or if you had similar holidays of Thanks and Fellowship this time of year?
[ Could she be planning something? Maybe. Maybe not. She was going to have to talk to Raine first. And not just about having a dinner party. Perhaps it's time for Sheena to find her own place. ]
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That makes a lot of sense. After all, look at the festivals here. They're similar, but different at the same time, to ones I'm familiar with.
[ Her brows raise in surprise. ]
Oh? What kind of festivals did they have?
[ If she were a betting woman (which she has been), she'd wager "harvest" to be one answer. ]
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[ The Orokin scarcely had a concept of where their food came from, let alone worshipping its collection. ]
They were self-congratulatory, primarily. The remainder were rites of worship for the Void.
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[ Whoops. Not exactly what Sheena had thought they were. Blushing, she tilts her head in confusion. ]
Self-congratulatory--or celebrating success in something? [ Not necessarily the same thing. ]
The "Void"? That...doesn't sound like a good thing.
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The Void-
[ Wow, that's loaded. ]
The Void is a... place, I suppose you could say. That's an abstraction. Journey through the Void is how our Solar Rails worked. It's neither good nor bad.
[ At least, that's how she'd come to terms with it. She hand't felt the way the first time she'd been infected by it. ]
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Yeah. It's pretty common for nobles to celebrate things that benefit them more than commoners. That's probably why commoners came up with their own festivals.
[ She pauses in thought. ]
These Orokin... Were they conquerors? Or invaders?
[ It would explain so much. ]
Oh! So the Void is kind of like a dimensional gate or something?
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[ That's such an appropriate word, isn't it? ]
All history from before the rise of the Orokin is largely gone. They would have had everyone believe they had always been the rulers of humanity.
They were very expansionist, however. My ship was on its way to colonize a distant star system before the accident.
It would be more accurate to call the void a bridge, than a gate. Solar Rails created pathways through the void to let you traverse real space in the blink of an eye.
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Sheena makes a noise and shakes her head. ]
Now why doesn't that surprise me? They say the conquerors write the history--no matter how false it is.
Sometimes, though, you can find the truth in stories and legends passed down through story-tellers. [ That's how they had discovered the true identity of someone thought a hero on their world.
Her brows knit together in concern. ]
Accident? Were they using the Void to invade somewhere and you were caught in the middle? [ Wouldn't surprise her. ]
So you could go anywhere you wanted? The two ends didn't have to be connected in order for it to work?
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Our ship became stranded in the void. I'm not actually sure what happened after that.
[ Not until later. ]
It's a little more complicated than that, but theoretically yes. But you don't want to go somewhere that you'd be unable to use or construct a solar rail on the other side to return.
Most solar rails are constructed in the orbits of planets or major celestial bodies.
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[ She pauses. ]
You don't know? Were you injured?
[ She barely knows you, but yep, there's concern there. ]
The solar rails are built above planets and things? Do they use the sun and other stars as a power source?
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At that point, there were no 'enemies.' Eventually there would be, but only of their own making.
[ Including herself. ]
Yes... I- [ She didn't like sharing this stuff with just about anyone, and not over the network. ]
It's fine. I'm fine now. [ It might even be mostly true. ]
Yes, they are built over planets. The name is more about how you use them to traverse the solar system. Normally a journey between planets would take months or even years, but the solar rails allow instantaneous travel.
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That seems to be a common occurrence no matter where you are--on a planet or in space.
[ Something she's pretty familiar with.
Hearing the sudden cutoff, Sheena knows there's more to what she's saying. The ninja's played that game herself too many times not to realize that wall's there for a reason. And that it's a little early to try to break down that wall.
SO, because of that experience, she doesn't pry, but takes what she hears (and doesn't hear) as an answer. ]
That's good. [ Hopefully, she knows about the Healer's Guild just in case she doesn't feel fine. Raine can help in a lot of ways. ]
Is that because you're using the light from the suns and stars to travel to places?
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Actually, the Void is the primary method of travel. The bridge I mentioned earlier?
You use conventional energy sources to open the gateway. Solar is one kind, but there are many others. But the gates would be useless if the Void wasn't there. The void has different properties than our universe does, so a small distance of travel through the void can put you a great distance away once you leave it.
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She's quiet a moment as she takes this in. ]
And you're aware that you're traveling this Void? It's not instantaneous? But more like traveling along a river? Or a road of some kind?
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[ Which is what happened to her ship. ]
Shorter trips, like to Orokin Towers, are more instantaneous, and it feels more like walking through a doorway.
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Okay, that makes a lot of sense! [ She pauses. ] I take it there are sometimes stronger "currents" in the Solar Rail that try to steer you off course?
And is that why some trips are shorter? Because of stronger currents? Or just because of distance?
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Mostly distance, even if it's a slight abstraction in terms of distance in Void Space versus distance in real space. The towers were built to be accessible.
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Slight... Oh, you're referring to what you said earlier, about the two distances being different in the Void and in space. [ She shakes her head. ] Like I said, we had teleporters, and while I don't understand completely how all of this works, I think I have the general idea.
[ She thinks. ]
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It's alright, I don't fully understand the math involved either. Ordis handles all of the navigation and calculations for my ship.
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I hadn't even thought of the supply ships! That's a normal tactic to weaken your enemy. [ She sighs and shakes her head. ] Sorry, I have to keep reminding myself to compare the Void to water.
[ She chuckles. ]
Well, as long as there's someone who knows, right?
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[ She pauses before chuckling knowingly. ]
Let me guess: he likes keeping busy, and the more things he has to do, the happier he is?
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[ She's encountered things like that before. ]
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