[open] july catchall

[techmaturgy]

Who: Viktor and special guests and YOU
When: July through early August
Where: Cadens, the Horizon, Nocwich
What: open stuff, closed stuff, whatever I WANT
Warnings: general sadsackery, the usual references to (previously) terminal illness, otherwise will list as needed

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[techmaturgy]

What kind of evidence?

[Not to say that he doubts her, but Viktor is a scientist. Empirical proof is everything. If the Singularity functions even slightly the same as her monoliths, then this is a good lead to chase. There’s just one problem.]

How do you propose we use it, then? I thought that crossing the threshold of the crater simply deposits you into the Horizon. Unless there’s some kind of activation that we’re missing?

[wiedzminka]

[ Well. The main piece of evidence, of course, is Ciri herself.

But she will not say that. She trusts Viktor, but not... quite that far. Not to mention the huge potential for danger she'd be opening him up to on top of the danger to herself, Geralt, the others.

Luckily, Ciri is used to keeping her secrets. Her expression doesn't change; she answers immediately, and easily. It's not a lie. ]

Black residue. We call it stellacite. It is not native to our sphere. I can't say if that mineral would show up elsewhere, but the evidence here that the Singularity is a portal is our very existence in this world, isn't it?

The Continent's histories speak of the Conjunction of the Spheres, a great cosmic event that brought all manner of monsters and people of various races. The monoliths are said to be left over from that originating event. Here, the Singularity is said to be the source of all magic in this sphere. I haven't researched its history in depth beyond what's common knowledge, but I assume it's the oldest thing on this continent as well.

[ She shakes her head. Whatever she's omitting, it remains true that even she cannot cross the threshold into the crater. ]

I have no idea.

[techmaturgy]

[If he thinks she's hiding anything from him, he doesn't show it. He has no reason not to take all of this at face value, so he does. Her description of a physical thing--something he can potentially test the chemical composition of--is an excellent start, though he can't recall seeing anything like what she describes at the crater.

Then again, they were distracted at the time.]

The whole continent seems to revolve around it. One of our number--gone now--did some kind of analysis. Said that the Singularity was pulling the very earth towards it, gradually. There is nothing in this world more powerful.

[But that doesn't mean they can't wield that power.]

I refuse to believe the researchers in Cadens are smarter than me. If they figured it out, why shouldn't I?