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[Don is feeling a little claustrophobic today. The number of vehicles he has stashed in his workroom has increased to five over the past week, and he's running out of room to build more. He'd been hoping that the wet, overcast weather would break so he could take his work outside, but that didn't exactly pan out. It is sunny today, but it's also unseasonably cold.]

[Determined to continue his work anyway, Don has shoved all the furniture out of the way and set up camp in the living room, surrounded by a mass of lightweight canvas and metal struts. Hang-glider Number Four is now Under Construction.]

[It's been quite some time since he asked a general question over the journals, so he decides to do so now. Companionable conversation is just what he needs to make the repetitive work go faster.]

If you had access to Shifting technology, and could change something about the world - what would you do? How long would you make it last?

[He also has some things he wants to talk about with Mike and Master Splinter - separately, that is. If they don't stop by while he's working, he'll be looking for them later.]

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[Robert beams at this, but he counters with his own earnest statement.]

Oh, I'm not the best. Perhaps in a high-percentile, but hardly the best.

I believe that particular categorization belongs to you.

[Oh, Rob. You even take compliments literally.]

So what are you working on?

[What doesn't he take literally?]

Currently I was trying to refine my ongoing thesis on magical and paranormal phenomena and their possible physics. I must say, I'm at something of a loss for explaining much of what I see here...

But all of it reinforces my initial hypothesis that all Lucetians have their own separate physics, somehow. All of these different structures simply could not coexist under one grand, unified set of physics that applied to all of Luceti, to say nothing of visible differences such as my lack of "chi".

[He thinks about this.] But everyone seems to keep their own physics when they get here, more or less, which means that the physics of Luceti somehow allow other, conflicting rules to exist within them.

So it would seem - which is the most confusing part. It is almost like two separate physics systems - one restricted to individuals, and an overarching structure above that. In fact, it reminds me very much of the difference between microphysics and macrophysics - that is, how particles behave on a quantum level versus a macroscopic level.

With that in mind, this structure seems less improbable. Granted, it is still highly so, but Luceti is, if nothing else, proof that "highly improbable" does not equal "impossible".

...

Though, to be fair, I was operating under the impression that much of this was impossible before I came to Luceti...

[You had him at "quantum versus macroscopic".]

... That's interesting.

I would hope so... it's something extremely fascinating to contemplate, at any rate. Perhaps you'd want to see the report sometime...

[Robert smiles shyly.]

... I've never really had anybody to actually share my insights with before like this.

I greatly appreciate it...

I definitely want to read it.

And... likewise.

[~~And now the mun is going to have to write it, isn't he?~~

Robert beams even more.]

You continually reaffirm the reason why I adore you, Don. Continually.

[~~I already told you to write it; why do you resist.~~]

I do my best.

[~~Because this mun is lazy. ;;~~]

Your best is more than enough for me, Don.

[If Robert was the sentimental type he'd probably be blowing kisses at this.]

[Etiquette dictates that he continue deflecting the praise, but knowledge of Robert tells him this could lead to a serious misunderstanding. What to do.]

I'm ... glad.

[There. Accepting the compliment while implying that his skills and traits are only commendable because they are satisfying to another person. Well done.]

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