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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 07:04:52 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

Leo looked at the contract that she had pulled up, and already his brow was furrowing.

"...what the...?" he mumbled.

"The hell is...?" he asked further, mostly to himself.

"And this... that... what...?" he continued, now having completely forgotten about addressing the 'blind' thing.

"This is insulting." he told her.

"No, this... this is an insult of a contract." he declared.

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 07:06:33 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"See what I mean?" Lunet asked.

"read through the email, you can see their responses. They aren't granting me any sort of respect, and ... I think they just want to wrench the rights to AoD out from under me." She added before sighing, heavily.

"It's depressing, really."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 07:26:25 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

Leo did as suggested, and the more he read, the angrier he became.

"Son of a..." he growled.

"My legal representation needs to see this." he said.

"This is borderline criminal. It's NOT, but... oooh, this is getting my blood boiling." he said further.

"Like, no. No, this shouldn't fly." he went on.

"They're trying to legally STEAL your intellectual property off of you."

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 07:30:42 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"I know." Lunet commented.

"Or at least ... I think I did." She added. "I'm honestly just happy that this isn't just me."

"Because... seriously. I was worried about that. Hadn't... hadn't actually brought it up with anyone because of it."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 07:50:14 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"It's all right." Leo replied.

"Contracts can be scary things." he said.

He then paused for a moment, narrowing his eyes.

"And it says this needs to be approved by next week. No. No, that will not do at ALL." he stated.

"I'm getting this... this... THING... to my legal department, and they are going to DO something about it."

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 09:51:03 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"Thank you... so so much." Lunet said, and he could hear how sincere that thanks was. She was grateful, he was saving her backside and she was extremely grateful.

"I've put too much into AoD to lose it." She added. "And even then, I really don't like how they make it sound like they think I stole it from someone else." She continued with a sigh.

"That there's no way that someone blind could have done that." she paused a moment, sighing, again, but this time heavier.

".... worst part, is I can't explain how I can do this."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 20:24:47 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

Leo froze for a moment when she said the last part.

"...wait, what?" he asked.

"You can't? What do you mean you can't explain?" he asked her.

He had to admit, the fact that she was able to do graphics was... unusual. Yes, she could code. She had hardware and software that helped with it, but they wouldn't help her with the visuals.

But she was doing it. He had his suspicions, but her statement intrigued him.

...and I'll forgive thy
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 22:48:14 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"I can't." Lunet confirmed.

"I can't see a damned thing, yet I can still do shit." She added.

"It's why the UI for AoD is so clunky, and why it needs an update."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 23:25:13 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

".....hm." Leo mumbled.

"Right then." he said.

'...maybe she should be tested...' he thought to himself.

"Hey, Lunet?" he then addressed her.

"I... hm." he muttered.

"I'm sure you have, but have you heard of the concept of mana?" he asked.

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 23:26:07 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
lunet paused.

".... do you really thing someone who frequents where we met would be without knowing what mana is?" was her response.

"Hell, my adoption went through the council." She added after a moment or two.

"Why?"

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 23:50:33 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"All right, all right, I was just making sure." Leo said.

"..." he then paused for a moment, and she heard him smack his forehead.

"WOW." he said. "I am SO conditioned to speak carefully about mana that I am an IDIOT." he commented.

"I TELEPORTED you here." he then said.

"If you hadn't known about it before, you would have been FREAKING OUT." he said further.

"Anyway, I think passive mana might explain why and how you can do what you do, despite being blind."

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/5 23:52:22 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"There's that too." Lunet commented with a snicker.

"Not your brightest moment." She added after a couple seconds.

"Anyway, mana?" She asked. "... never considered that. I just know that I can't make fire, or anything."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 00:18:12 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"Yeah, there's active mana and passive mana." Leo replied.

"Active mana is... well, stuff like conjuring the elements, teleporting, that sort of thing." he said.

"Passive mana is... well, it's passive. You can't outright will yourself to manifest it, but it will in the very specific way it's meant to." he told her. "Like myself. Before I died, I had a major gift for making tech work. Miracle tech." he said. "I mean, I still do, but after dying, I received active mana because of the contract I signed." he went on.

"But my tech worked because I unknowingly and unconsciously put my passive mana into it." he said.

"A lot of people don't even realise they're mages due to having merely passive mana, and not finding what triggers it, or what it can be channeled into."

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 00:33:54 )

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Lunet was silent as Leo said all he did.

"... huh."

"When did you die, anyway?" She asked, her voice curious

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 01:15:54 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"A few decades ago." Leo responded.

"I caught the Ouroboros virus." he told her.

"100% fatality rate, and I was no exception." he said.

"But... well... life, death... existence and non-existence... they're funny." he went on.

"I'm still around." he chuckled.

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 01:20:41 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"Obviously." Lunet commencted.

"Also, ew. You managed to catch that?" She asked. "... You came out really lucky."

"I'm guessing it's because of the whole Order thing." She added a few seconds later, completely unaware of how that could be quite an alarming thing.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 01:43:18 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"I did." Leo responded.

"If it weren't for the Order, then-" he started to say further, before he stopped.

Stunned and frozen for a moment, he stayed for a moment, looking at her.

"Ah..." he stammered.

"How... wait... the... the Order?" he asked.

"How do you KNOW that?"

...and I'll forgive thy
great big one on me.
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 01:44:59 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"I'm blind. You'd be amazed at what I know." Lunet commented.

"However, I overheard Ty and Kiah talking about it." She added after a moment or two.

"No, I don't know anything about what the hell the 'Order' is. Just that it's a thing."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 02:05:13 )
Forgive, O Lord,
my little jokes on thee...

"...." Leo was silent again, before sighing.

"Partial info is more dangerous than full info." he said.

"I might get in shit for this, but whatever." he sighed.

"The sandman is real." he told her.

"Kind of. The sandman is actually a bunch of sandmen and sandwomen, organised together to help the world sleep soundly and preserve the sanctity of the dream world." he truncated.

...and I'll forgive thy
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Donator — Female Posted 4 years ago ( 2021/06/6 02:06:52 )

| ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴘɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ!
"... huh." Was all Lunet said.

"All right then." She added.

"So you and your kin are the reason why I still get night terrors from my mother?" She asked after a moment or two.

"Or do you guys not affect the content?" He could tell she was just curious, nothing more.

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