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[cloakand_danger]

[Today on the network, there is a man with long blue hair. Ordinarily a grouchy fellow, today he looks calm and thoughtful.]

...So. We're all told when we get here that we're needed in order to provide power for a world in crisis, a world that can't survive any other way. We're drawn here from many worlds, across time and space, for that purpose: in order to keep this world alive until such time as it can sustain itself.

My question to you is this: what does your world use as power? My world has a great tree which produces energy known as mana, upon which all things rely to live. And indeed, we've only recently managed to end a prolonged crisis regarding the death of that tree and the need to sprout a new one. The actions that we took in the interim, to keep our world alive, could only have been regarded as desperate.

Have any of you faced similar crises in your own homes? What happened, and if it has been resolved, how?

And one other thing.

[Here, he narrows his eyes, and his tone grows colder.]

Why haven't the maintainers of Saeng Seong asked you about it, to gain from any potential knowledge you might have, rather than merely using you as a battery?

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[sunshine_maiden]

We use whatever's near to hand. Electricity, mostly, though there are a few things that use magic, and some other arcane energies few understand, and fewer can wield.

As for crises... yes. My world is at war, after a meteorite struck it seventeen years ago and damaged or destroyed large parts of the planet. The few resources that remain are being fought over by the remaining factions, while everyone looks to space, and space looks back with heavy weapons to encourage us not to leave. So no, things haven't been resolved.

Oh, and I've spoken to a scientist working for the city already - they're making a few last-minute preparations before they're willing to bring us in to work on the energy issues, or so I was told.

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[cloakand_danger]

Is there a way for machines to harness the energies used in magic? That's something that exists in my world, and helps those who aren't able to use magic on their own.

As far as what you've been told...if it's correct, I certainly don't mind waiting. [He shakes his head.] I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for now, but they're certainly aware that the situation they've put us in isn't one that engenders much trust. If they're intending to ask us for our help in other ways, it might be diplomatic to let us know, and perhaps even provide a timeline, rather than vague promises.

[sunshine_maiden]

That's... a hard question. My world is trying to make them, and we do have a few machines that run on magic - I flew a giant robot that ran on magic. But by and large, no, not really.

And yes, they know that the current situation isn't really good for foreign relations. The young man that spoke to us about everything that happened - just after the temperature issue, in fact - mentioned the city is trying to accelerate the gain from the energy we produce, though there was no mention of seeking assistance from the visitors in actually producing energy in other ways. I guess we'd have to ask.

[cloakand_danger]

At least you have the beginnings. It's similar in my world, at the moment, due to magitech being suppressed for some time, but progress is being made toward restoration now that those restrictions have been removed...for better or worse.

I suppose we will.