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[iwilltrytobegood]

I've sailed frequently, and I've seen wonders at sea, but none of them prepared me for...this. Traveling among the stars is so far outside the realms of what I thought possible...but, I suppose that all knowledge is worth having. How is this done?

Ah - forgive me, my lords and ladies. My name is Imriel nó Montrève [there's a short pause, and then he adds, very slowly,] de la Courcel.

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[iwilltrytobegood]

A pleasure, Doctor Hix. Do you know how the Admiral manages this feat?

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

Not entirely. It's all a bit quantum.

[iwilltrytobegood]

Forgive me, but...quantum?

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

A term generally used in my world to describe the inexplicably un-magically based occurance with no direct explanation.

[iwilltrytobegood]

...I see. And where is it you're from?

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

The Disc. Ankh-Morpork, specifically.

[iwilltrytobegood]

Such strange places. The Admiral said I'd see places I'd never seen before, but I didn't expect them to start here.

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

There's only one other man from my planet here, so I know the feeling. Where are you from?

[iwilltrytobegood]

Terre d'Ange. I'm beginning to expect no one will have heard of it, though.

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

I haven't, but if it's any consolation, I hadn't heard of Earth either.

[iwilltrytobegood]

It is somewhat. I've never heard of it, either.

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of people from there. What's your world like, then?

[iwilltrytobegood]

Large. I've been to several countries, but there is nothing quite like Terre d'Ange anywhere else inthe world.

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

Is it a large country? Ankh-Morpork is a city state as it is.

[iwilltrytobegood]

Passing large, I suppose, though there are others far larger. Here:

[He sketches out a quick map, roughly from Siovale to Camlach. It's not super detailed.]

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

Far larger than Ankh-Morpork, though.

[iwilltrytobegood]

Truly? What does Ankh-Morpork look like?

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

It's a sprawling mess of a city, to be honest, but I love it alot.

[iwilltrytobegood]

'Tis hard not to love one's home.

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

Of course it is. Although, if you owe most places your love... Ankh-Morpork is more of a prostitute.

[iwilltrytobegood]

There's no wrong in the love of so many.

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

Never said there was. My city prides itself on having everything for sale. Itself included, probably. Hence the prostitute joke.

[iwilltrytobegood]

Why is that?

[evilbystatute.livejournal.com]

We discovered that if we make sure everyone owes us money in one form or another, we don't get invaded much.

[iwilltrytobegood]

An interesting political philosophy. I should think the owing would drive the invasion.