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citynet2023-09-06 09:21 pm
nomoresharks) wrote in citynet2023-09-06 09:21 pm
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I've an odd question to ask, if you'll indulge me.
Let us say a world exists where all work toward the betterment of their world, where none go without, and no one need be separated from their loved ones before they could bid farewell. Each day is peaceful and productive, and you know your place within it. You need not leave until you are ready, and only when you feel fulfilled.
Would you choose to live in this world or the one you came from? Why?
And to those who know why I ask this question, I pray you answer as well, and do so honestly. I promise 'tis in the spirit of keeping an open mind.
Let us say a world exists where all work toward the betterment of their world, where none go without, and no one need be separated from their loved ones before they could bid farewell. Each day is peaceful and productive, and you know your place within it. You need not leave until you are ready, and only when you feel fulfilled.
Would you choose to live in this world or the one you came from? Why?
And to those who know why I ask this question, I pray you answer as well, and do so honestly. I promise 'tis in the spirit of keeping an open mind.
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I haven't the slightest idea who the first person to use creation magicks was, but 'tis something even children are capable of on Etheirys. Most parents teach their children how to best harness these magicks while young so they don't go bringing every thought that crosses their minds into being (as you can imagine, things get *quite* dangerous if they don't), but there are plenty of schools and tutors available to help guide them as they grow.
From there it all depends how each individual wishes to use his talents as well as his individual skill.
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[ She knows her Latin. Now she's even more interested. ]
I would very much like to see one of those lessons, should you find the time and inclination.
How have you chosen to wield your own talents, then? Only arrows?
[ She says 'only', but that's impressive by itself. ]
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As for how I would use it back home... mainly day-to-day endeavors, really. I'm hardly a mage, and am quite terrible at manipulating aether aside, but despite that I know my measurements well enough to make a new robe for myself when necessary. My line of work mainly involves evaluating the creations of others to determine whether they can be registered for use or if they need to be revised first.
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How very organized. Has its use always been so closely managed?
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Of course.
...Is what I would like to say, but given some of the concepts that have crossed my desk, I wouldn't be surprised if positions like mine came into existence for a very good reason.
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Actually, that's a good question. Most people I've come across have been happy to complete the modifications needed and resubmit, but for those who refuse to submit their concepts to the Bureau for review at all? I believe the Convocation would step in at that point.
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Let us use, for example, a flower. A lovely thing, mayhap even the most beautiful bloom you've ever laid eyes on. Its creator, absolutely smitten with its beauty wants to ensure it spreads far and wide, capable of growing in even the most extreme environments, seeking only to provide color and beauty reaching into the horizon.
'Tis a beautiful vision... in theory. In reality, 'tis like that the plant will end up choking out many others, or else irreparably changing the environment it spreads across into something else entirely. That ends up doing harm to the creatures living there, which causes problems down the food chain, and so on and so forth until one has a veritable disaster on their hands.
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