[ honestly, there's something genuinely funny about how few of the people here can cook, and as such, the laughter that follows is definitely louder than appropriate for a library. ]
Perhaps if we end up staying here for longer than a week, it might be good for us to figure out where all of our talents are skills lie.
[ If they were in Sharlayan, he might have panicked (only slightly!) or kindly asked him to lower his volume, but here? Here, the boisterous laughter is welcome. It feels familiar in a way that only that sort of thing can. ]
Fortunately, for many here, I can. [ does this mean that sabo will be on kitchen duty? who knows... probably not. ] Don't ask me to make anything fancy but I can make plenty of simple dishes.
[ to be a little cheeky but half-serious: ]
And does this mean that I can ask you to help me gather information about everyone's more practical skillset and abilities if it comes to it?
Where I hail from, aether is what brings forth both life and magic. Without going into too terribly much detail, it flows through our planet and every living being is comprised of some magnitude of it.
[ Some more than others and it possesses its own elements, but he doesn't need to go that far in his explanation.
He won't do that to Sabo. ]
I would use my own aether to power any spells I would use, but it seems that I'm unable to do that here.
[ cue sabo being entirely interested in what g'raha has to say about aether as it sounds like something straight out of a fantasy book that he most likely read as a child. of course it'd be rude to say that so he doesn't. ]
Life and magic, is it? [ a small hum. ] It makes me feel like my home is a little boring in comparatively. I assume that using your aether for spells would be extremely tiring after a while?
[ though, given how he's unable to do any of that here— ]
...though I'm not too surprised to hear of your difficulties. There's a bit that I'm not able to do here as well.
That's reassuring to hear. [ hmm.... this is just going to be a blind guess based on a few assumptions but: ] Though with how you've answered, I wonder if this means that you've exhausted yourself.
As for me, I'd say the flashiest thing that I'm no longer able to do is how I can't turn myself into fire. Or produce any.
[ sabo doesn't mean to speak for g'raha's inner thoughts but he can see it clearly on his face when he trails off. after all, it's kind of what's on all of their minds and if there's anything that sabo knows, memories can come and go unpredictably. ]
But it doesn't mean that you haven't even if you can't remember it.
[ he'll chuckle to himself (softer than before) and place a hand to his chest, tapping on it a few times. ]
The only way that fire could go out is if I died. [ a grin. ] And even then it might still be able to burn inside of someone else.
[ He'll consider Sabo to be in... only slight danger? Maybe he'll be able to wiggle out of whatever situation he was in back home, if it was a bad one. ]
Do you have the ability to choose who to pass it to?
I have too much that I want to get done before I'll willingly accept death.
[ that's probably a safe thing to consider, honestly speaking, especially given what they're talking about. ]
Unfortunately I don't. [ he'll place a hand on his chest. ] Upon the current holder's death, the fire will be reborn into a fruit. I don't know where they fruit will be or how soon it'll form...
[ He's really curious!! But immediately, his mind leaps to the dangers of something like that. If they don't know where or when the fruit will ripen, there's no way to predict who will get it which means... it could very easily fall into the wrong hands. ]
There's no magic in my world but it could be seen as magical or mystical.
[ sabo laughs and is definitely more than welcomed to tell g'raha all about the devil fruits. at least, everything that he knows??? which. looks at canon point. is something. ]
The origins of the fruit and how they came to be is a mystery to vast majority of my world's population. However, there's a theory that they are the result of some advance technology.
[ oh? sabo doesn't want to play into it too much but— ]
Very.
[ this is where i, naru, wish sabo didn't know as much as he does but...he does. ]
If the theory is to be believed, the technology comes from a time in my world's history that is referred to as the "Void Century" as everything about it has been destroyed.
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[ every day i suffer in talking about technology in one piece but now it's more like "would sabo know this". seeing g'raha so excited about the technology has sabo chuckling. ]
Incredibly.
[ as much as he would love to keep it light-hearted, he does sober up when it comes to this. ]
Though the documentation of the Void Century has been lost, it doesn't mean that all of what remained of it disappeared as well. One such technology from that time were these "ancient weapons" that were said to be as powerful as gods. [ frowns. ] ...and I've had the unpleasant experience of seeing one of them in action.
The sort of weaponry that could rend the world in two, I presume?
[ It's not unlike the tower, after all, and he finds himself growing a little more serious. His curiosity is still there in spades, but he'd like to commit this knowledge of another star to memory. ]
[ what a change in the mood but sabo nods. it's unsurprising but also sad. ]
I'm not certain of what I witnessed but I watched it completely wipe out an entire country—an island—from existence in a single moment. The only thing left behind was a giant hole in the planet.
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[ honestly, there's something genuinely funny about how few of the people here can cook, and as such, the laughter that follows is definitely louder than appropriate for a library. ]
Perhaps if we end up staying here for longer than a week, it might be good for us to figure out where all of our talents are skills lie.
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[ If they were in Sharlayan, he might have panicked (only slightly!) or kindly asked him to lower his volume, but here? Here, the boisterous laughter is welcome. It feels familiar in a way that only that sort of thing can. ]
I presume you can cook?
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[ to be a little cheeky but half-serious: ]
And does this mean that I can ask you to help me gather information about everyone's more practical skillset and abilities if it comes to it?
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Of course. I have no issue with asking after things of that nature. In fact, it may come up as a natural part of conversation.
[ And he tends to remember those things, at least! ]
As for myself, though... I fear I may have much fewer practical skills without aether, but I'm happy to offer whatever I can.
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I imagine that it might be depending on the kind of conversation. [ casual flashbacks to something. ] Or demonstration.
However, I'll be sure to not judge too harshly, except I'm not familiar with this "aether". Is it some sort of tool?
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[ Some more than others and it possesses its own elements, but he doesn't need to go that far in his explanation.
He won't do that to Sabo. ]
I would use my own aether to power any spells I would use, but it seems that I'm unable to do that here.
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Life and magic, is it? [ a small hum. ] It makes me feel like my home is a little boring in comparatively. I assume that using your aether for spells would be extremely tiring after a while?
[ though, given how he's unable to do any of that here— ]
...though I'm not too surprised to hear of your difficulties. There's a bit that I'm not able to do here as well.
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[ Or via Archon Loaf. ]
What is it that you're unable to do?
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As for me, I'd say the flashiest thing that I'm no longer able to do is how I can't turn myself into fire. Or produce any.
[ you know. just as you do? ]
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[ But hmmm. Maybe he did and he simply doesn't recall.
He looks up at Sabo, eyebrows raised. Yeah, totally normal to turn yourself into fire. ]
Is it possible for that flame to be put out?
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But it doesn't mean that you haven't even if you can't remember it.
[ he'll chuckle to himself (softer than before) and place a hand to his chest, tapping on it a few times. ]
The only way that fire could go out is if I died. [ a grin. ] And even then it might still be able to burn inside of someone else.
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Are you implying that you may have died?
[ Grin and all? ]
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[ grin and all! sabo won't laugh at this but his smile won't totally fade away either. ]
But it's more that the origin of my fire—once the current holder of it dies—can be passed down to someone else.
I don't plan on passing it to anyone else soon, however.
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[ He'll consider Sabo to be in... only slight danger? Maybe he'll be able to wiggle out of whatever situation he was in back home, if it was a bad one. ]
Do you have the ability to choose who to pass it to?
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[ that's probably a safe thing to consider, honestly speaking, especially given what they're talking about. ]
Unfortunately I don't. [ he'll place a hand on his chest. ] Upon the current holder's death, the fire will be reborn into a fruit. I don't know where they fruit will be or how soon it'll form...
I'll just have to hope for the best.
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[ He's really curious!! But immediately, his mind leaps to the dangers of something like that. If they don't know where or when the fruit will ripen, there's no way to predict who will get it which means... it could very easily fall into the wrong hands. ]
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[ sabo laughs and is definitely more than welcomed to tell g'raha all about the devil fruits. at least, everything that he knows??? which. looks at canon point. is something. ]
The origins of the fruit and how they came to be is a mystery to vast majority of my world's population. However, there's a theory that they are the result of some advance technology.
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Advanced technology, you say? Is it of the ancient sort, by any chance?
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Very.
[ this is where i, naru, wish sabo didn't know as much as he does but...he does. ]
If the theory is to be believed, the technology comes from a time in my world's history that is referred to as the "Void Century" as everything about it has been destroyed.
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The Void Century?
[ He's living for Sabo playing into it, interest practically sparkling in his eyes. ]
I wonder... was the technology exceedingly dangerous?
hELP...... not like this
Incredibly.
[ as much as he would love to keep it light-hearted, he does sober up when it comes to this. ]
Though the documentation of the Void Century has been lost, it doesn't mean that all of what remained of it disappeared as well. One such technology from that time were these "ancient weapons" that were said to be as powerful as gods. [ frowns. ] ...and I've had the unpleasant experience of seeing one of them in action.
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[ It's not unlike the tower, after all, and he finds himself growing a little more serious. His curiosity is still there in spades, but he'd like to commit this knowledge of another star to memory. ]
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[ what a change in the mood but sabo nods. it's unsurprising but also sad. ]
I'm not certain of what I witnessed but I watched it completely wipe out an entire country—an island—from existence in a single moment. The only thing left behind was a giant hole in the planet.
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[ He lets out a sigh. ]
There is power similar to that where I hail from. I studied ancient arcane magicks, and naturally, ancient technology followed.
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A shame that our worlds couldn't differ in ancient technology that could end up destroying itself, huh?
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