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I noticed a few new faces showing up on the bracelet and that and Sakura-chan's question made me think maybe it was time to put these out there again. Sorry for the long-timers -- I'll try and keep this short so there's as little repetition as possible! Info on Asgard. Sam-san's guide to the Gods and Powers. Edmund-kun's summary of the situation here. My own guide -- more detail than Edmund-kun's but it's incomplete! We're working on a compilation of all three guides to make things easier, but for the moment you'll have to make do! Let us know what questions you have that aren't answered or that you'd like to see addressed -- Sena-neechan, the neighbours club is on the list, but you volunteered to do the write up, don't forget! There's also a magic-centric guild for those interested in learning more about all sorts of magic. You can contact Aladdin-kun or Judal-san directly, or register with the guild here. If you want to learn more about self-defence, try The Citadel. For using the powers that the gods gave us here, you want to listen out for a meeting of the Teacher's Council! That's when volunteers from each of the houses gather so you can ask questions and practice using your power with people who kind of know what they're doing. By the way, I'm one of the volunteers for Hel, so feel free to ask questions about Body Control. Help Wanted! - Making / Stocking Emergency Kits! We have two emergency kits for each Welcome Hall, and are gathering supplies to make more. The kits are free to anyone to use in an emergency situation and currently contain basic first aid supplies, canned food, torches, candles and space blankets. Seth-niichan and I are managing this project. We welcome donations of canned or packet food, cash or time, especially if you're someone with the power of drawing life! - Volunteers with Healing Magic / Power Transfer / Damage Drain are always welcomed at the Hospital in Sigyn! Incidentally, the hospital blood bank is now available to Travellers who need blood to survive. Ask the lab staff for details! - Musicians / Artists / Cooks / Anyone with experience in parties I have an idea I want to run by you! Please get in touch. And that's all! It got long after all ... sorry! I'll try to do better next time.

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Movie night's off.

((ooc: replies may be slow as I am on slowatus/Conan's moping so please feel free to threadjack/mingle/all that good stuff.))

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Takes a bit longer to get things done. [ he tapping the kettle! ] Gotta remember these things need to be plugged in and turned on before they work.

[ hm... what's another example... ] What do you usually do when y'walk into a house after it rains?

After it rains?

I take off my coat and rainboots. [And try to avoid Ran seeing him and insisting he take a bath.]

Stuff's all still wet, right?

There's still water on it, right.

Your houses -- evaporate the water on entry? Or your climate is that perfectly controlled ... ?

Both. [ he absently mimes walking with two fingers. ] Y'walk in, and there's a room called a Dryer. The bioscanner determines your body mass and a machine sucks out all the excess moisture. [ it also checks for explosives, and... anything else the house owner wants it to check out, really. haha. ]

Happens as you're putting away your shoes.

You don't have a machine for that?

Someone's still workin' on it. [ probably. ]

Of all the possible hindrances to technology, I never thought it'd be shoelaces ...

I hope I'm not being disrespectful, Loewe-kun! It'd a lot to take in.

[ mmmm. he shakes his head. ]

Y'like hearin' about this sort of thing. [ kind of a question worded like a statement, but it's more of an observation than either of the two. ]

I do. But I don't want Loewe-kun to be uncomfortable. He doesn't like to talk about his world, I've noticed.

Ain't that.

[ hnnng a pause. ] Just ain't sure were to start. 'snot exactly a happy place.

I guess not.

[But it does put a lot of things into perspective. It'll be a long time before Conan stops missing Sherlock, but he's definitely less inclined to wallow in it now.]

So -- Germany?

[ oh, good, so this little exercise has helped. he finds it interesting, though. strangely enough, it's times like these that you actually act your age. ]

Never been there. Been renamed the 'Faher Empire' for the last little bit, but the name keeps on changin'.

Haven't got a single drop of German blood in my veins.

So when you say you're 'supposed' to be German -- assumed identity?

[ ... ] It's complicated, but it kept me out of trouble for a while.

Ha ...

So what's society like? Ah -- it'll be hard to compare it against Asgard's as it's so different ...

[ ... yeah, it is a little hard to compare. he has to think about this for a moment. ] Asgard's more peaceful.

Dunno about the human experimentation situation. But if it's around, it seems underground.

...

That's exactly what it sounds like, right?

Word for word.

Experiments in what?

People don't wanna die. Solution's to make people who die for 'em.

Like -- cloning people to have a supply of body parts for surgery? Or -- even more extreme than that?

... dunno. Didn't think it was that extreme, but apparently it ain't normal. [ he talked about their airships to another guy on the network, and was a little surprised by the strong reaction it elicited. ]

What's your understandin' of what makes a person a non-person?

Pretty limited, I'd say -- artificial intelligence is still in its early days in my world, so it's mostly a theoretical argument. The most intense debate that I've seen centres around at what point of pregnancy an unborn child has the rights of a living person ... That's entirely different from what you're talking about, right?

Nah. It's related. [ hnnng how to explain... ] Got determined that a non-person was somethin' without a clearly defined personality.

It's against the law t'kill somethin' with a personality, even if it ain't human. Animals are under a different category, but I ain't gonna go into that.

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