Twentieth Theory [Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

To all of you from post-1776 America, happy Fourth of July. [Thoughtful pause.] Well, I suppose it's the fourth of July for everyone else too... I hope you're all having a nice day.

Um. [A throat-clearing, a clanking of metal.] If anyone is interested in current events from - October 9, 2006... I found a newspaper.

[Long pause.] I'm not the only one - seeing things, am I? I thought I was just hallucinating, but the newspaper seems pretty real...

Filtered to the Genius Pirate || Not Really Sure This Is Going To Work

Captain - Might I have a word with you?

Filtered to Winry || Unhackable

Winry, do you have a minute?

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[i_speak_softly]

Er... [How to explain the Revolution to someone with no sense of Earth history or geography?]

You see, the people living in America were really from England, so they were still subjects of the English government. But after a while, there were so many of them, and their lives were so different from the people back at home, that they wanted to form their own country. England didn't want that to happen, but America did it anyway... so every year Americans celebrate that separation.

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

Sounds confusing.

[i_speak_softly]

Sorry, I'm not explaining it very well. But people use it as a reason to have barbecues and shoot off fireworks. It's fun.

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

It's okay, there's just nothing like that in my world. But it sounds fun.

[i_speak_softly]

You should join the festivities. I don't think anyone would turn you away.

I'm Donatello, by the way. From Earth.

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

I might ask...

Oh, uhm, my name's Raenef...and I don't really know the name of my world.

[i_speak_softly]

Nice to meet you, Raenef.

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you too!

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[i_speak_softly]

What's your world like then, Raenef? Does it have different countries?

8D

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say their countries, just really big cities in the North, East, South, and West. They're all kinda different, but both Demons and Clerics rule them..

[i_speak_softly]

Oh, I - [Say what now.] Demons? [He's studied the different forms of government, and he doesn't remember that being on the list.]

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

Yeah, demons..? [Not so much of a government, and more like 'don't screw with them,and they won't kill you'..]

[i_speak_softly]

You're ruled by demons, and you don't know what independence is?

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

I am a demon...but before I was one I lived in a thieves guild, so I wasn't really ruled by anyone..

[i_speak_softly]

Oh - oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean - [Yeah, no, it's unsalvageable.]

Can we start over? I'm Donatello and I'm a mutant turtle.

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

[L-laughing now. He knows most demons aren't like him.] I-it's okay!

And...I'm Raenef and I'm a Demon Lord..?

[i_speak_softly]

Demon Lord? Then you are the government?

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

I don't know...I just started learning my magic before coming here.

[i_speak_softly]

... I'm beginning to suspect our worlds don't have a lot in common.

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

I haven't met anybody who's world was like mine.

[i_speak_softly]

That's strange. If the all-possible-worlds theory is true, then no world should be an outlier. Unless... It would be fascinating if there were such a world!

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

...Fascinating..?

[i_speak_softly]

Yes! If your world is possible, but all similar worlds are impossible, well... isn't that fascinating?

[a-childish-lord.livejournal.com]

Sounds more confusing than fascinating.

[i_speak_softly]

It's hard to think about, yes. But if such a world existed, and we could study it, it would tell us important things about our universe.

Although, I guess that's not everyone's idea of fun...