No. The technology I used to enact such augmentation would be too dangerous in the hands of the Free Cities. I don't have the power I did in the imagined future--I would not be able to hide it from them.
It is likely that is the road we will eventually go down, we will get those powers again. The "New Gods" were like us once, thousands of years ago.
Now that we know what may be coming, I have a chance to stop it.
And how do you expect to stop it? We're already well on the path.
By discovering the nature of our connection to the Singularity, and using it to leave this world.
The daunting nature of the task is no excuse not to try.
I never said it was.
Where exactly do you want to go?
Where exactly do you want to go?
Home, maybe. Some version of it. Perhaps somewhere else. The possibilities would be limitless.
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I've been researching trying to find a way to anchor people who want to stay to the Singularity, to this sphere. It's possible finding it could also have an answer for a counterspell.
Yes, theoretically it should work both ways. Those who want to stay, can, and those who don't can leave.
That is the hope. Then again, I wonder if that hope is why the Singularity speaks to others but never to me.
It doesn't speak to me. But I haven't exactly reached out to it, either.
How do you expect to learn the nature of our connection to the Singularity without understanding the Singularity itself better?
I admit I have always approached magic from a technological angle, having no inherent ability of my own. Thorne obviously did not devise the Summoning ritual with the connection to the Singularity that we have. I believe it can be done—and I do not trust the Singularity not to interfere, in its own way, should I reach out to it.
Hm, I suppose that is where we are opposites, as I know nothing of technology and a great deal about magic. The spell is magic and as far as I can imagine, technology would not be able to supersede it here. Unless there is a way for technology to teleport people to other realms safely.
Technology alone, no. But technology and magic working together…can accomplish so much more.
[Like, you know, finally breaking through Castle Thorne’s wards.]
It’s what I’ve spent my career studying.
[Like, you know, finally breaking through Castle Thorne’s wards.]
It’s what I’ve spent my career studying.
If you get anywhere in your research, would you let me know?
Yes, certainly. Provided you're out of jail soon.
If we're not executed, yes. I'll do the same if anything changes on my end.
"Maybe it thinks I'm too eager. If I played hard to get, it might have worked." Istredd smiles faintly along with his dry tone to indicate he's joking. Mostly. If he could get an answer on why the Singularity snubs him, that would be helpful, as it makes his job of trying to find an anchor far more difficult. Still, he'll persevere and find a way, he's determined.
"But I think there's no harm in you visiting and seeing if it reacts to you. If not, it's no downside for you. I don't think it will let you implode on yourself though. It is highly invested in us existing." That much he feels confident of. The 'future' they witnessed only underlined to him that its connection to them was deep. Istredd may not be one of its favorite people, but he trusts that as long as he has a space in the Horizon, it means the Singularity wants him there.
"But I think there's no harm in you visiting and seeing if it reacts to you. If not, it's no downside for you. I don't think it will let you implode on yourself though. It is highly invested in us existing." That much he feels confident of. The 'future' they witnessed only underlined to him that its connection to them was deep. Istredd may not be one of its favorite people, but he trusts that as long as he has a space in the Horizon, it means the Singularity wants him there.
— somewhere between the end of the august event and the start of september
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[ In true Cassian fashion there's no preamble and very little explanation to his message. Driven by a need to recover from his sleep deprivation while also knowing that what he and River have planned could happen at any point in the coming weeks, he wants to make sure that none of the Summoned they have close ties with is caught off guard. ]
are you around?
i have something to talk with you about
are you around?
i have something to talk with you about
I'm in the library but I can meet you wherever. If you want privacy we can use my room, it's warded.
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