El-Melloi II let the thought of his weird family relations go, finally, relieved for it. God willing, Reines wouldn't barge in and introduce herself, probably scaring this poor doctor half to death with her...everything about her. Luck had held out so far, but El-Melloi II didn't want to push that luck too far.
As Roman contemplated the ages of magic and the transformation from magic into magecraft, El-Melloi II clicked through the load screens of the game, knowing that it'd take a minute or two to get to his saved file. "Mm, yeah, after the Age of Gods. Which makes sense in it's way. At that point the ability to use magic faded out, and so the attempt to recreate it became the primary occupation of those who sought out that kind of power. Developing ways to save knowledge would go hand in hand with that pursuit, although if it was a truly good development to be debated."
El-Melloi II knew where he stood there. The part of him that had written that thesis, the part of him that was still Waver Velvet, truly hated all the bullshit that magecraft came with.
Better to focus on video games. He gestured Roman's attention at the screen. "I'm going to show you what it's like first, then I'll set up a save file for you to get your bearings on."
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As Roman contemplated the ages of magic and the transformation from magic into magecraft, El-Melloi II clicked through the load screens of the game, knowing that it'd take a minute or two to get to his saved file. "Mm, yeah, after the Age of Gods. Which makes sense in it's way. At that point the ability to use magic faded out, and so the attempt to recreate it became the primary occupation of those who sought out that kind of power. Developing ways to save knowledge would go hand in hand with that pursuit, although if it was a truly good development to be debated."
El-Melloi II knew where he stood there. The part of him that had written that thesis, the part of him that was still Waver Velvet, truly hated all the bullshit that magecraft came with.
Better to focus on video games. He gestured Roman's attention at the screen. "I'm going to show you what it's like first, then I'll set up a save file for you to get your bearings on."