text.

[ex_spins462]

A little fun for the unplugged among us. Name one thing from your Matrix and other people can say if they heard of it in theirs. Maybe find a little common ground.

I'll start: New York City.

Comments

[halatinous]

mages

[roboticist]

As in, spellcasters? They're called fonists where I'm from, but yes.

[halatinous]

unfortunate

[roboticist]

I've known a few worthwhile ones. Their power will be weakening if not disappearing entirely with the nearly demolished production of fonons in the future.

[halatinous]

[Fenris has no idea what a 'fonon' is, of course, but if its waning means a weak population of mages for that particular Matrix, he's glad.]

good

[roboticist]

What are they in your Matrix?

[halatinous]

a curse

[dissent]

Persecuted.

[halatinous]

oh, who could this possibly be

[forcemageure]

[ SIGH ]

Complicated. Occasionally astonishingly good looking, though.

[what.

[halatinous]

yes. occasionally.

[forcemageure]

I always was very fond of your empathy and tolerance and having eyes and everything.

[halatinous]

my eyes have rarely deceived me.

[His empathy and tolerance, on the other hand ...]

[hacker]

How'd they feel about those where you're from?

[halatinous]

in some countries, they are kept under guard, lest they fall to corruption. in one, their corruption dominates.

[hacker]

Sorry, corruption?

[halatinous]

blood magic. possession by demons. among other things

[hacker]

[ wow that sounds fucking awful. must be a different matrix than she'd gone in wondering about. ]

Wait you said "fall to corruption." What about the ones who don't do any of that?

[halatinous]

they are few and far between.

[hacker]

Ok but what happens to them

[halatinous]

should they manage to avoid temptation, they may become useful members of society.

but most do not.

[hacker]

But some do.
And if some do then any could

[dissent]

What he means is, they are allowed to live in a tower with all the other good mages. Under constant guard, of course, lest they give into their baser natures.

[hacker]

He's from your Matrix.
Did they do this to you?

[halatinous]

like you did.

[BECAUSE WHO ELSE COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE.]