Merriment 22 [video!]

[mustknow]

[It's been a couple of days since this particular revelation, and Xehanort has thought on it long and hard and .... still needs better information.]

I have been told that there's several people onboard who keep their pets in balls about the size of a fist. ....If you happen to have one of these, I would very much like to see how it works. Would someone be willing to help?

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[luckydragonsfoot]

Nyhhhhh....I mean I can show y', but I'm pr'tty sure Eva's pokeballs work different from th' ones I'm usin...

[So he'll have to study a lot of 'm to get a good idea.]

[mustknow]

Oh, there's different kinds of ball?

[...It seems, strangely or not, that he's more interested in the tech side than the animal side. Pets are great and everything, but--]

Is Eva the one with the horse? Is it a bigger ball to fit a bigger creature?

[luckydragonsfoot]

Ehhh, more like, there's differen' versions of pokemon. Th' pokemon b'tween the world I knew, an' the one Eva's from, they're different....so th' pokeballs work different, least it seems tha' way.

[And...oh-!] Hah! Nah, that one's me! Kaseri's th 'ponyta', she's not really tha' big...

Balls are all th' same size no matter what, in any case. Differences are more like...what happens when they're inside I guess?

[mustknow]

[Not that big for a horse is still plenty large, and what Xehanort is picturing doesn't actually match up with reality.

What he does now know is there are multiple forms of this technology, and the revelation definitely has his visible interest.]

I think I'd like to see any and all forms and variations eventually. Of course, without ... ah, inconveniencing anyone, if that's where pets are kept. 'Pokemon' was it?

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[storms_eye]

[As someone with one of those pokeballs, Silvia was a little hesitant opening herself up to the experiment.. or rather offering Lunja up for it]

Do you have some kind of scientific background or a casual interest?

[mustknow]

I have a scientific background, yes, but it is more of a casual interest; I won't be desperately miserable if I can't find out what I'd like, merley disappointed. The capacity of these little objects is, even on simply hearing about it, astounding! I've seen people make use of extradimensional pockets before, but always through magic, not technology.

[On the dubious bright side it doesn't sound like he's interested in the pokemon themselves ... just the pokeballs.]

[luckydragonsfoot]

Hnn? I mean I normally keep mine out- th' pokeball's like...a weird stasis deal far as I can tell, they don't know what's goin' on, what's happenin', or anythin', an' it takes a lot t' break out too.

But like I said, tha's just the ones I have. And yeah, Pokemon. Uh...I c'n show y' I guess..?

[storms_eye]

[She still had mixed feelings on it, even though what he said was of some little comfort]

Yeah, it's more like something that would be in a video game or a fantasy setting. Kind of like a bag of holding but only for one specific creature instead of an infinite amount of items. If we could utilize that technology for other things it would be really useful.

[Hmmmmm... what to do]

[mustknow]

... If you're that uncertain, I'm sure I can soothe my curiosity somewhere else.

[mustknow]

That's precisely what I'm hoping might be the eventual end result! Sure, I've heard others here have proper 'bags of holding' or even access to alternate dimensions through spellcraft, but that's hardly useful or convenient for anyone else.

[But that's two different responses treating it like he was asking for something super personal, not a ball. Maybe they're merely being protective of their pets, which he has no interest in at all.

How frustrating.]

Once I've a better understanding of even what these objects are, I may venture into asking if someone's willing to make a resource trade and see if the train will supply me a ball that I can freely study without making anyone bizarrely anxious.

[luckydragonsfoot]

I mean I ain't 'uncertain' abou' showin' y', I'm just not sure you'll get answers without seein' uh.... All th' pokemon on th' train, is all I'm sayin'. I'm fine showing th' two with me over.

[mustknow]

I'm not sure exactly how many there are supposed to be, but I'm hardly drowning in offers of demonstrations. I don't think I'll be seeing all of them any time soon.

[luckydragonsfoot]

Well, y' got one I guess! Where are y', I could come by.