[Even if Demeisen were not of the Stargazer aspect, the surprise on his face would make his interest plain enough when Sebastian adds to his own experiences.]
From nothing? [he asks, with genuine curiosity. Ships had the ability to make things appear, of course, but it wasn’t creation; even if they were to “conjure” something so large, it would be simply transported there from somewhere else. It would have to be manufactured normally (or at least, normally by the standards of their still rather fantastical capabilities).]
Magic’d be a bit of a tongue-in-cheek term where I’m from. There’s no such thing, really; just tech people might not understand.
[And even as one of the more high-level civs playing around in the galaxy, the Culture certainly didn’t understand everything it encountered. Sebastian’s case is interesting, however, because his capabilities are so advanced, and his knowledge of technology is so pifflingly limited.]
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From nothing? [he asks, with genuine curiosity. Ships had the ability to make things appear, of course, but it wasn’t creation; even if they were to “conjure” something so large, it would be simply transported there from somewhere else. It would have to be manufactured normally (or at least, normally by the standards of their still rather fantastical capabilities).]
Magic’d be a bit of a tongue-in-cheek term where I’m from. There’s no such thing, really; just tech people might not understand.
[And even as one of the more high-level civs playing around in the galaxy, the Culture certainly didn’t understand everything it encountered. Sebastian’s case is interesting, however, because his capabilities are so advanced, and his knowledge of technology is so pifflingly limited.]
What’s your deal, then?