[Welcome to the Book of Joshua. It's a Choose Your Own Adventure style book, and the page number order is fickle.]
A perspective that most - if any - won't have, yes.
This world doesn't work exactly the same as my own, but it's close enough that I can connect the dots. I may not be on the nose about every part of what's going on, but I'd like to think I'm on the right track.
I *was* wondering if the laws would be the same here. Ah, "laws" as in the scientific sense. Even though I'm not sure if this falls within the realm of the scientific. I think I already said this, but I wasn't anybody out of the ordinary back home.
Unfortunately, I don't think it does. Welcome to the realm of the metaphysical. None of this really means much, typically, until you're living in it.
This place seems to be good at turning the ordinary into extraordinary by adding just a little extra.
[Hmm.]
Not any time soon, but in the near future, I'd like to take a trip down to see the bottom of Lake Fors. Reira has been down there, and she's agreed to come along. Would you like to go, too?
But yes, that's the plan. I have other things in the works right now, but I'd like to see if Mana might temporarily change me into something capable of breathing underwater.
Something was mentioned about particularly aggressive fish. Frankly, with what all I've seen of this place, I can't say I'm surprised.
Reira said that she was a Kelpie when she went, so that's clearly an option. One of the people here from my home world is already a Kelpie, so that's one less change needed. The only other type that I know of that can breathe underwater is a Mer, and I assume those can withstand the pressure as well?
Reira suggested stopping time, and dragging anyone that isn't aligned with Elias along with us. I have a couple of people from home that would be coming along, and while they are protected by Elias, they're remaining neutral, so they would be outside of that benefit.
It's a solution, for sure, but she said it wouldn't be a long-term one. We'd have to reserve it for emergencies.
Oh, that COULD work. I'm not very good at stopping time repeatedly, and to be frank I don't think I can sustain it for as long as Reira can either, but I should still have a minute or so in me if I'm prepared.
[Which is to say, if he feeds. Marco's hunger is as much of an obstacle as his lack of experience with magic.]
Did Reira mention how long it would take to get to the bottom?
[Honestly, Joshua agrees. Better to go in knowing what to expect.]
It sounds like it's been a while, but I wonder if she might have some idea of how long it took to reach the bottom. If we knew even a rough time frame, like half an hour, we could calculate a vague idea of the depth that way.
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A perspective that most - if any - won't have, yes.
This world doesn't work exactly the same as my own, but it's close enough that I can connect the dots. I may not be on the nose about every part of what's going on, but I'd like to think I'm on the right track.
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Ah, "laws" as in
the scientific sense.
Even though I'm not sure if this falls within the realm of the scientific.
I think I already said this, but I wasn't anybody out of the ordinary back home.
[At least when it comes to magical abilities.]
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This place seems to be good at turning the ordinary into extraordinary by adding just a little extra.
[Hmm.]
Not any time soon, but in the near future, I'd like to take a trip down to see the bottom of Lake Fors. Reira has been down there, and she's agreed to come along. Would you like to go, too?
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I hear it's very deep.
I'll gladly help, of course, but how are you and Reira planning to go there?
With help from Mana?
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But yes, that's the plan. I have other things in the works right now, but I'd like to see if Mana might temporarily change me into something capable of breathing underwater.
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I admit I'm not clear on the details.
Ah, a change of species is probably the best idea, yes.
Breathing underwater isn't the only factor. You have to withstand the water pressure as well.
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Reira said that she was a Kelpie when she went, so that's clearly an option. One of the people here from my home world is already a Kelpie, so that's one less change needed. The only other type that I know of that can breathe underwater is a Mer, and I assume those can withstand the pressure as well?
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Admittedly the aggressive fish are something I'm not sure I know how to deal with.
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It's a solution, for sure, but she said it wouldn't be a long-term one. We'd have to reserve it for emergencies.
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I'm not very good at stopping time repeatedly, and to be frank I don't think I can sustain it for as long as Reira can either, but I should still have a minute or so in me if I'm prepared.
[Which is to say, if he feeds. Marco's hunger is as much of an obstacle as his lack of experience with magic.]
Did Reira mention how long it would take to get to the bottom?
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[Maybe someday... if he needs to be that high in the ranks for what he wants to accomplish.]
She didn't, just that it takes a while.
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[Sure, that could be far too much preparation. But if this is a dangerous expedition, he'd rather be over- than under-prepared.]
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It sounds like it's been a while, but I wonder if she might have some idea of how long it took to reach the bottom. If we knew even a rough time frame, like half an hour, we could calculate a vague idea of the depth that way.
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:)