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[The image is a somewhat rare sight. Samantha is seated behind a worktable. There are a series of beakers in front of her and she seems to have something or another bubbling in a larger one of them. She takes a whiff of it and nodded in satisfaction before shifting to the side and looking at the camera.

Did she have a sort of smirk on her face?]

So, here I am working on magical defenses against the rigors of making certain fish-brained, fin-rotted, purple-obsessed morons look like chumps, and I was almost curious if they were making any progress with their "White Sciences" [Yes, she actually made the quote signs with her fingers as she said that, snickering.] in preparing my ultimate downfall. I mean, it isn't as if they don't prattle about all the ways they're going to have me at their mercy, and I was honest to god wondering if all of that was just a bunch of hot air.

...this is Eridan Ampora. What the hell am I talking about? Of course anything Captain Ahab's said's all hot air.

[Another snicker. Anyone who knew Samantha very well might recognize that some of it was effected bravado. She was still struggling with what her feelings were about him, but these little games were much easier to play on the network, and part of her had a feeling he'd get a kick out of shouting back at her.]

But, since I was thinking about it, I got to thinking some more. What really are the differences between magic and science? It's not like I haven't talked with a few of you about this, and I know what a certain moron thinks on the subject, but all the same with the power turned back on through the runes so to speak and with us able to affix just a little bit of the power of this world into a potion, I was wondering what some of you might have thought was the difference.

Oh, and Ahab, I am expecting great things out of you. Just so you know. Don't think I'm sitting idle over at the shop all the time.

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You're going to have the ultimate downfall?!

[the point

ritsu's head]

Your ultimate downfall, huh? Whoever's trying to set that up probably has a lot of work on their hands.

As for the differences between science and magic? Science gives us reasons for something happening, helps us predict events and gives us a set of laws to explore and work within to help us understand the world. Magic lets you draw a picture on a box and when you open the box, there's melon bread inside. Totally different things.

[Heeey, this seems interesting.]

Working on something to screw with your rival?

Theory and application.

["Magic is Complicated" a thesis.]

The difference is, science exists and magic doesn't.

We have a science division back home.
I used to visit there but the captain changed, the make new medicine so the healers can still use Kido.
[She didn't really know what the science division did any more, but the Captain said he wanted to cut her up and learn more about the accident. So staying away sounded best.]

Many people are superstitious or believe in magic where I come from, or believe in creatures of legend or religion. It seems to me that people often call things magic that they are unable to explain.

Not many different. Both require research and studying in order to applicable. I think of them as related. One difference is that magic has less boundaries than science and isn't bound to certain laws like gravity or space.

I feel like I'm obligated to answer this question despite the fact you and I have had this discussion once or twice. [Still, it's not necessarily a subject he doesn't like arguing.]

What the hell is Eridan doing?

Magic and science? I'm not an expert since there is no magic in our world, but I suppose it would depend on whether something can be proved or not through experimentation. If it can, it works within science; if not, people will still want a reason to believe it can work anyway!

From what I can work out, the difference between magic and science is understanding. [ it's uttered with something of a shrug — as if it's something he's attempted to consider before and whilst the answer he's given is something he believes to a certain extent, he's not entirely convinced that's all there is to it. ]

[ Bluntly: ]

There's no difference.

Eh? What do you mean your ultimate downfall?! That's just mean, don't you think?!

[What's this? Well, his interests are now piqued by seeing this.]

One; I would find it hard for this "Eridan" figure to actually bring about your downfall. From my standpoint, it would actually be the other way around.

Two; Science and magic are two separate entities in and of themselves. One is more exploited than the other, yet magic is practiced by few, but could cure a lot more in shorter time then science ever could. All I know is; magic sure can beat the hell out of science. Tell me, when has science ever produced something that actually doesn't take centuries to benefit society, while at the same time hurting it? Same about magic.

[Did she just... call him out in front of the entire city?

That ill-bred flap-jawed little fuckin' harpy! Who did she think she was! He'll have her fuckin' know that he's been working diligently on his stupid little powers, on getting his wand back--though he still didn't know how. But he wasn't just sitting on his backside doing nothing like she was--...

Wait.]

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