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[heirtothedragonsfire]

A multiversal plane is not an every day occurrence. Aliens, zombies, sentient robots... they're not a familiar sight either. Despite all of this, Isidor Briar Durant strides into this unfamiliar territory chin up, tailored suit, heels clicking against the ground, as if she owns the place. Viatorus follows nervously behind her, offering her answers whenever the smallest spark of confusion appears in her eyes as she scans area. She takes her time about putting names and terms to the things around her. It is important. She needs to be more than just informed about the Nexus, she needs to be familiar with it.

And then, when she decides she's ready, her intense examination changes with a blink. Isidor clasps her hands together and smiles, becoming the picture of a friendly stranger. "Hello. This is an exciting place, isn't it? Full of interesting people, I'm certain. I'd very much like to get to know you. Your name, a little bit about you and where you come from, maybe."

Comments

[onemorebounty]

Oh? What makes yours more difficult?

[heirtothedragonsfire]

"Our method of accessing the Nexus is not using a fixed portal that we found. It's using a method of casting that Viatorus discovered..."

"B-By accident."

"That we're obliged to share to other members of the family, but, admittedly, aren't sure we can trust them or the Nexus to mix well should some of them master the spell."

[onemorebounty]

Oh? That's more secure, in many ways. But you feel obliged to share it with people you don't think you could trust with it... why, exactly?

[heirtothedragonsfire]

"The short answer? Tradition and politics. Explaining it all would be complicated, but problems would pop up if people realised we were keeping something like this from other family members. And they will realise. They're all dying for our part of the family to do something stupid or offensive."

[onemorebounty]

*Samus' expression grows unimpressed, stopping just short of an actual frown.*

That they'll attack you if you don't is no reason to give people you don't trust a weapon. But if you must share it, I'd suggest burying the actual method a little past the two-thirds mark of the densest, driest, most tedious dissertation on cosmic minutia you can assemble. And leave key parts out, anyway, as a safety measure.

[heirtothedragonsfire]

She manages to bite her tongue, to keep herself from sighing. The way their family works is different, complicated, imperfect, but it's the way things are. Debating the matter is something she would like to avoid for now.

"That's a bit risky, but worth a try. I know the Archon is planning to wrap it tightly in as many official requirements as he can. I had been hoping for something we could do on this end though. Tracking, maybe, although that seems impossible in a place as large as this."

[onemorebounty]

*Samus isn't one to accept a bad situation with "it's the way things are." But there are other possibilities to pursue, at present.*

If you were using a technological method, you could install subsystems that signal you each time someone used it, telling you when, where, and whom. Perhaps there's some magical equivalent that could be incorporated into the spell, to give you a ping every time someone uses it?

[heirtothedragonsfire]

"That sounds... possible." Isidor is quiet for a moment, thinking, before she admits with a shrug of her head, "I'm not sure how, exactly. That's definitely not my area."

"Maybe someone else has looked into something similar."

"Mm, one of the past Archons, I'll bet. In the meantime we'll have to hope what we have works to keep people out." Viatorus gets a small grin. "You're more than enough trouble for the Nexus." Then she smiles at Samus. "Thank you for your help and ideas."

[onemorebounty]

*Samus acknowledges the thanks with a nod.*

You're welcome, and good fortune.