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Wyn is Not Happy. Her best-friend-from-the-future is onboard the ship, which is nice, but something clearly goes horribly, horribly awry. Since he won't tell her what's wrong (thanks, Caden!), she's got to do something to take her mind off her questions. The little scout robot idea she's had bouncing around her head sounds like a good plan, but she doesn't quite have the parts she thought she would (thanks, Julian!). So basically, Wyn is ~~glaring~~ staring at her notebook, twirling what looks like an eyeliner pencil between her fingers and trying to come up with a workaround that doesn't involve ridiculous amounts of magic.

... well, she might not have much of a choice on the magic thing, but she'd prefer to avoid writing with her eyeliner if at all possible. She's got priorities.

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"... is Doom his actual last name? Because if it is, that is probably the best-suited name for mad science I have ever heard. Ever. Much better than, say, Callahan." Wyn asks, focusing on what is possibly the least interesting bit of what Cassie has said. "And you said you're dating a suit of armor from the 40th century? I'd ask how that works, but I'm torn between wanting to know and kind of not wanting to know at all."

"It is his last name. Uh..." Cassie blushed. "He can take on forms. Look like anyone and uh, if you're thinking about that," And her cheeks turned even redder. "We haven't gotten that far." And probably weren't going to any time soon.

"I was thinking about that, a bit, but it was mostly more along the lines of how it works on his end. Sentient doesn't mean emotional, and usually it doesn't." Sure, there are ways in which it could work. They involve the consciousnesses of dead people and/or the judicious application of magic to whatever needs sentience. Cassie ruled out the second option, and Wyn's really not a fan of the first.

"... and now that I've thoroughly embarrassed you, I should probably introduce myself." she continues brightly. "I'm Wyn, resident mad scientist and easily-distracted person."

"He definitely has emotions. And I'm Cassie also known as Stature. I can grow and shrink."

"I believe you; it's just not something that comes up often." Wyn says, raising her hands slightly in the universal 'no offense' gesture. "And is that a superhero codename?"

"Yeah, it is. Guess you're not from a world with super heroes?" Which was really weird to imagine.

"Mm... we've got fictional ones." Wyn says thoughtfully. "Most people with the spark are trying to stay under the radar as much as possible, and the Peacekeepers end up taking care of anyone who decides otherwise." There might be little, almost-inaudible quotation marks around 'taking care of'. Wyn and the Peacekeepers do not get along.

Well that sounded familiar. "So the spark is... what? Magic?"

"Essentially. I mean, technically I've got the spark and I can't do magic, but for the vast majority of people that's exactly what it means."

"...Huh. So most everyone where you're from can use magic? And you can combine that with technology to make some pretty cool things like automatons?"

"Wh-- oh, no, that came out wrong. Most people can't; I think there might only be a hundred and fifty or so sorcery students at St. Andrews, and it's the only university with that kind of program in the Empire." Wyn says, hastily correcting herself.

"Ohhh so," Cassie frowned. "I see. And anyone with the 'spark' are required to work for the Empire?"

Wyn shakes her head quickly. "No. Why, are they in your world?"

"Oh, no but people with super powers are. For the government that is. We don't have an Empire."

"Hmm." Wyn says, frowning slightly. "Is it just to try and keep track of you? ... and it's nice to know that the British Empire doesn't exist somewhere, at least."

"Sort of we- the British Empire? Wow. They're the UK where I'm from and haven't been an empire for a long time. One of but not the big super power." She ran a hand through her hair. "Wow. But uhm, yeah, super heroes have to register to get training."

"Interesting... no, in my world people are either self-taught, which is what most people do, or they go to university if they're especially talented." Wyn says. "Well, there's really only one university with a sorcery program in the Empire, but I think there are also a couple in America and a few more on the continent."

"I'm from America. We have public and private schools for general education. I go to a public school and then I also have to go to Initiative training on top of that. Most of my friends don't go to Initiative training." Well, more like all her friends. "They have to lay low so they're not thrown into prison or forced into training they don't want."

"I mean, that's not really general education. You haven't really got a choice on that count, not until you've passed your O-Levels." Wyn says. "... and is that training with a side of brainwashing, or is it just, y'know, helping people learn how to not blow up a city when they get a parking infraction?" Because that's really the question.

"If you ask my friends they'd say it's brainwashing but if you ask me? It isn't. We just learn how not to accidentally blow up a school or get someone killed." Or nearly paralyzed.

Well, maybe not so much on that last one.

"It's a legitimate question, if we're from different worlds and it's government-based training." Wyn says, slightly defensively. Why no, she doesn't trust her government much. Or at all, really.

[ooc: late tag is very late; sorry!]

Edited 2009-08-26 21:26 (UTC)

"Oh I know. It's a legitimate question. It's just that back home the public isn't exactly adoring. So I get that kind of speech a lot."

"Fair enough. Wasn't really planning on giving a speech, though... or doing much besides just asking. We've got bigger things to focus on."

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