Imagination 22 | Video

[nocawsforconcern]

[The feed opens up with... a far-too-close zoom-in on Enna's eye. But then once she's satisfied it's on, she leans back, and nods to herself.]

Hello! So, Vee did that game where everyone got to ask it three questions. And I thought it seemed kinda fun. It would be a fun way to get to know everyone here. So I think it should be a game for everyone to play.

If you can do this.... Caw, ICP? Thingy. And talk to people. Let people ask you three questions and use it to get to know people! And even if you're the kind of person who doesn't care about getting to know people, it's still worth trying, because if we're all on teams and going on missions together, the more we know about each other, the better we can work together. Tactics, battle strategy, abilities, knowledge, strengths and weaknesses... And things like personality, history, all of that. The more we know about each other, the better we'll be.

Ready? I'll start!

Comments

[its_dad_sanzo]

Well of course not, I mean if it's similar enough to have Earth as we know it... I wonder how big the differences might get the further away from that particular rock you go.

[namethattune]

[...is he getting into a philosophical discussion with a priest?]

You may as well ask, 'how vast is the universe?' It makes for a better philosophical question than it does an equation.

[He has tangled with that equation. It is unwieldy.]

[its_dad_sanzo]

Well, if you insist... how vast is the universe?

[namethattune]

Is that not your fourth question?

[its_dad_sanzo]

--Ah, I wasn't paying attention!

[ WHELP ]

[namethattune]

[Siebren smirks. It's nice to win a round sometimes.]

[He lets the moment settle for a bit before responding anyway.]

As I said, it makes for a better philosophical discussion, as the variables in the equation are undefined at best.

But the diameter of the known universe is approximately ninety-three billion light-years.

[its_dad_sanzo]

That sounds really big!

[ Yes, this is his takeaway. IS HE WRONG, THO ]

[namethattune]

It is, and that is only the part we know about.

[its_dad_sanzo]

That's really pretty cool, isn't it!

So how long did you study the stars, [ then, teasing, ] or am I not allowed to keep asking questions?

[namethattune]

[He pauses and puts a hand to his chin, very theatrically considering the question.]

Well, that depends. Did you have ice cream for breakfast again this morning?

[There is no right answer here, but there is also no wrong answer. Siebren is simply messing with him, insomuch as anyone like him can be messed with.]

[its_dad_sanzo]

[ Gasp! Is Siebren playing? ]

I did! But I do eat it slower, now.

[namethattune]

[It turns out he has a sense of humor! Will wonders never cease.]

[He lets a beat or two pass, then:]

My interest in astronomy began when I was a child, though my focus shifted to astrophysics and to gravity during university.

[its_dad_sanzo]

...Gravity?

[ Koumyou's grasp on science is tentative at best. ]

What... is there to study about gravity? It just makes things go down, right?

[namethattune]

Gravity is a force that does so much more than pull things down. Gravity tethers the moon to the Earth; it keeps the planets in orbit. Gravity binds the stars, and in some places gravity is so strong that light itself cannot escape its pull. There is much more to gravity than what can be observed with the naked eye.

[its_dad_sanzo]

[ That which can affect light itself is of particular interest to the priest, of course. ]

In some places...? You mean, black holes?

I know darkness can be so thick that it swallows the light, but I hadn't considered gravity being involved.

[namethattune]

You are familiar, then.

[He hadn't thought the priest would know, but evidently the man is full of surprises, for good or for ill.]

That is not always the case, but black holes are famous for the strength of their gravitic pull.

[its_dad_sanzo]

Passingly familiar. Science isn't exactly in my wheelhouse, but it does exist to some degree where I'm from.

[ Just usually not anywhere near a high priest in Shangri-La. Unless you're Ukoku, with his doctorate at 17... ]

So is that why they're so dark, if they eat the light?