[voice]

[birdhousesoul]

[Thus far, Anders has met one mage who calls himself a wizard, and that's all. He's also talked to a girl who does magic and refuses to name it magic, insisting it's all science and DNA and things. And he's given a demonstration of healing magic to a skeptical but open-minded warrior who's promised to teach him about space.

He's fairly certain Carver is probably going to tell everyone he's an abomination, or something, sooner or later, if not by design than by blurting it out.

He decides he'd better get some sort of handle on the ship's general opinion of magic and mages. Edgeworth used the communicator to pose a general question to everybody, Anders has seen, so he thinks that should be something he can do as well, rather than try messaging everyone individually. Recalling Ros' complaints, he doesn't use text, but for once he'll keep his face to himself. Voice it is.]

Good morning. [And, sotto voce, to himself but audible enough for the communicator to catch?] Is this morning? I think that's what that means --

[He clears his throat unobtrusively.]

Just out of curiosity -- do you believe in magic?

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voice

[snaketrap]

Good morning.

I do anticipate the wall of skeptics bound to come.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

I don't mind skepticism so much. It's fear I worry about.

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

With all due respect, no.

[permavoice]

[birdhousesoul]

And why's that?

voice.

[tofindthesun]

I do. Why do you ask?

[permavoice]

[birdhousesoul]

Let's say it's a matter of personal interest.

[voice]

[doggedly]

I absolutely do not.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

[[HEE.]]

Why not?

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[walksonrooftops]

I don't really understand why someone wouldn't believe in it. In magic.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

I'll admit, I'm not used to people not believing.

voice;

[tumbleweeds]

I didn't used to, but I have for awhile now.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

Can I ask what changed your mind?

video;

[redhotsummers]

Magic's kinda a subjective word. I mean--I got powers, people might think it's magic, but it's...not?

Not that um--probably won't make sense to you.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

[A chuckle.] No, please go on. If it dizzies my poor little head, I've only got myself to blame.

[the_vishual]

Magic and science are the same thing, sir.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

I've rather got that impression myself. Would you be willing to elaborate?

[Of course, if he uses this in a future manifesto, he'll credit the speaker -- once he finds out who to credit, anyhow.]

video.

[shoyu]

I'm afraid I've never heard much evidence of it back home. But it seems like quite a wonderful thing to have around! [ pause, then a soft laugh. ] At the very least -- quite fascinating. And anything seems possible here.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

[Anders can't quite tell whether this effusive positivity is genuine, or whether he's being mocked. Warily:]

So that's a yes?

[statsraaden]

There's magic in my world. Although I've come to understand that's not the case everywhere.

[birdhousesoul]

Apparently not.

voice

[maredementis]

Good morrning.

I didn't use to, but I do now.

[And it's delightful.]

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

What changed your mind?

voice;

[coffeeking]

Not as such. I think it exists, yes, because I've seen it. But I also believe that it's scientifically explainable. The fact is, if we took some of the technology we have here and went back a few thousand years and showed it to the people there, they'd call us wizards or demons, and proclaim our communicators magical, and either worship us or condemn us. It's like they say, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Whether it's technological or biological or a mix of the two, what we know as magic is just what we don't yet know how to explain.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

You make some very good points.

What would happen if someone took a notion to try distinguishing magic from technology, I wonder? Would mages be better off, or would this just create a whole new reason to lock mages up?

voice;

[faderbroderson]

Yes.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

You speak with some assurance.

voice

[onsilksheets]

I do.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

Glad to hear it. What sorts of magic have you come across? [Hopefully the good kind.]

voice

[pizzalord]

[Harry audibly snorts before, in complete deadpan,] Yes. I do.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

[Anders catches the sound of that snort, and without visual cues, mistakes it for the sign of a respiratory problem.] I'm sorry, are you ill? I may be able to help you with that.

voice;

[bythyignorance]

Of course.


Anyone who doesn't at this point is choosing to remain blind to the facts.

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

[Approval + 10.]

Thank you.

[withfireandblood]

I have seen its power. [ Its evil. Its terror ]

[birdhousesoul]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

video;

[surrogates]

Depends on the type.

[ alaric believes in magic to a point, which, in the grand scheme of things, might be horrible when he actually knows that witches and spells are real. still, this question makes him a little intrigued. why would anyone ask that? ]

permavoice

[birdhousesoul]

What types would you find credible, then?