It's unfamiliar to me as well - I compared the available star charts with what I know of home and there is no overlap. So I must assume this is not my home galaxy either. I do wonder if anyone is from this galaxy and why we were dropped off in this space in particular.
[If SUPERBIA can travel across galaxies, which it clearly can somehow, then everyone being where they are is a choice the AI made. Why did it make it?
The offer is surprising because it's made so quickly. It appears that Linhardt's assumptions were correct and his skills are valuable. The other surprise is that something good happens for once. Not only does this man have knowledge that is needed and Linhardt lacks, but he's also a mage, so Linhardt won't die of intellectual understimulation.]
I am capable of offensive magic due to my time on the battlefield, though it isn't particularly interesting. Still, I would like to compare our offensive abilities.
[And study them, naturally.]
Yes. I am amenable to such a discussion. I am working in the northernmost stargazing hallway.
[And, true to his word, if Maul does go off looking for Linhardt, that's where he'll find him. What he finds is a tall, lanky man with cornflower blue eyes, long green hair, and handmade artisanal clothing.
Any sense of dignity is ruined(?) by Linhardt's posture, bent over as he is over a tablet. There's also a large amount of electronic parts spread around the scholar: He's started prying open datapads and sensors, clearly experimenting. If examined, some of the electronics on the floor are melted beyond repair, whereas others have cut wires or parts of their circuit boards removed entirely - Linhardt has a collection of processing unit chips in one of his coat pockets.
He feels Maul's presence, so there's no need to look up from his work where he's attempting to weld a new chip onto a board using fire magic.]
These are rather temperamental. One moment.
[Temperamental also means easy to sabotage. Linhardt detests violence, but he has no problem with cheap tricks or cheating.]
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[If SUPERBIA can travel across galaxies, which it clearly can somehow, then everyone being where they are is a choice the AI made. Why did it make it?
The offer is surprising because it's made so quickly. It appears that Linhardt's assumptions were correct and his skills are valuable. The other surprise is that something good happens for once. Not only does this man have knowledge that is needed and Linhardt lacks, but he's also a mage, so Linhardt won't die of intellectual understimulation.]
I am capable of offensive magic due to my time on the battlefield, though it isn't particularly interesting. Still, I would like to compare our offensive abilities.
[And study them, naturally.]
Yes. I am amenable to such a discussion. I am working in the northernmost stargazing hallway.
[And, true to his word, if Maul does go off looking for Linhardt, that's where he'll find him. What he finds is a tall, lanky man with cornflower blue eyes, long green hair, and handmade artisanal clothing.
Any sense of dignity is ruined(?) by Linhardt's posture, bent over as he is over a tablet. There's also a large amount of electronic parts spread around the scholar: He's started prying open datapads and sensors, clearly experimenting. If examined, some of the electronics on the floor are melted beyond repair, whereas others have cut wires or parts of their circuit boards removed entirely - Linhardt has a collection of processing unit chips in one of his coat pockets.
He feels Maul's presence, so there's no need to look up from his work where he's attempting to weld a new chip onto a board using fire magic.]
These are rather temperamental. One moment.
[Temperamental also means easy to sabotage. Linhardt detests violence, but he has no problem with cheap tricks or cheating.]