Oh! [She brightens considerably. Were she a more paranoid person perhaps she'd consider that anyone could have been under those masks, and maybe this was a vampire that crawled into the vents from the last planet they were on and they were all about to die
but she chooses to believe in hope. Rosamund takes the mille fueille and toasts her with it.]
Well it's so nice to meet you face to face! Thank you for the sweets, you must have worked so hard. They look fantastic!
Yes — actually, before you step away... [She tucks a hair behind her ear, leaning in and speaking lower.] I had wondered, why it was that small groups are being called away so often? And so suddenly.
I believe some of you have been curious about this... We do have a group go out to neutralize cosmoelectromagnetic fields that cause galactic storms for safe travel. If we don't, what happens in those storms can engulf our whole ship, possibly nearby planets as well. That accounts for one group.
[ ... ]
I do not know much about the other people who are snatched... We have called them anomalies for now until we receive a better understanding, but I wouldn't be surprised if strong cosmoelectromagnetic waves caused instability. This can open black holes or dimensional tears.
[Blinking oh so slowly and oh so stupidly. Cosmo-mangle-pleckticity. Yes. Got it.]
So...a bit like hopping between stories. By accident?
[Though perhaps she should keep her voice down on that?]
I see. That is a problem. I'm just glad that everyone's made it back so far. It would be very frightening to lose yourself in some completely random other world where no one can reach you and you have no idea how to get home!
I see. Though, illusions...I mean, the damage people return with is real enough. [She purses her lips.] But there's so many enchantments that could manage something like that.
Maybe — oh, I wish I were better with magic myself, then I could help figure it out in some way.
There have been claims and some articles that CEM waves can become strong enough where they can alter the fabric of reality, which could explain how the imaginary can become tangible... But it is all theory.
If you'll pardon my saying so, but it very much seems like it to me. Similar things could happen where I'm from, and that's pretty much all magic. All the time! You can't take two steps without getting cursed or finding a talking spoon, or enchanted sword. What else am I supposed to think?
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[ She places the pastry tier here with a bunch of French tasties. ]
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[Still smiling, reaching for a pastry. Be there a mille feuille?]
So, you must be one of our senior crew members?
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That's right.
[ Then she realizes... ]
You must not recognize me considering I'm not wearing my helmet... My apologies. [ A small bow. ] I am Amalthea.
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but she chooses to believe in hope. Rosamund takes the mille fueille and toasts her with it.]
Well it's so nice to meet you face to face! Thank you for the sweets, you must have worked so hard. They look fantastic!
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Thank you. Some of it isn't my work, but a good portion is... It made good use of my time while we waited for the rest of the senior crew to return.
Don't let my being here distract you. Continue on with what you're doing.
[ She's just going to stand in the background as you guys have your curfew and wait for any orders. ]
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I believe some of you have been curious about this... We do have a group go out to neutralize cosmoelectromagnetic fields that cause galactic storms for safe travel. If we don't, what happens in those storms can engulf our whole ship, possibly nearby planets as well. That accounts for one group.
[ ... ]
I do not know much about the other people who are snatched... We have called them anomalies for now until we receive a better understanding, but I wouldn't be surprised if strong cosmoelectromagnetic waves caused instability. This can open black holes or dimensional tears.
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So...a bit like hopping between stories. By accident?
[Though perhaps she should keep her voice down on that?]
I see. That is a problem. I'm just glad that everyone's made it back so far. It would be very frightening to lose yourself in some completely random other world where no one can reach you and you have no idea how to get home!
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... I suppose? No one had come to me to talk about what happened, so I can only make assumptions based on what I've heard here and there.
[ She taps her chin. ]
I am unsure if you are truly transported to another real planet or stuck in a void of illusions. It's hard to gauge.
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I see. Though, illusions...I mean, the damage people return with is real enough. [She purses her lips.] But there's so many enchantments that could manage something like that.
Maybe — oh, I wish I were better with magic myself, then I could help figure it out in some way.
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[ just theory ]
Do you think it is magic, Miss du Prix?
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Yes, yes I see.
[Waves...of water?]
If you'll pardon my saying so, but it very much seems like it to me. Similar things could happen where I'm from, and that's pretty much all magic. All the time! You can't take two steps without getting cursed or finding a talking spoon, or enchanted sword. What else am I supposed to think?
[Nods so fervently.]