Ramesses II (OZYMANDIAS) (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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riverviewlogs2017-07-20 09:31 pm
dendera) wrote in riverviewlogs2017-07-20 09:31 pm
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who: Ozymandias (dendera ), Noiz (bunnyblock ), Aoba (bottombitch )
what: Teen hacker puts fancy grandpa into his video game. Also Aoba is there.
when: July 19th, 3AM
where: Floor 11 of the residential building
warnings: YELLING
[Well, when Noiz had said "I'm ready for you, come see me on my floor whenever is convenient for you," he'd probably meant sooner than almost two weeks later, in the middle of the night. Either he's unaware of what time it is, or he just doesn't care, because when he's entered the floor, he just starts shouting.]
NOIZ! SHOW YOURSELF! I have arrived to do modeling for your strange game!
[He's not going to go looking for him, since he's Pharaoh and all. So he's just going to stand here and talk loudly. What do you mean "that's rude to the other people on the floor? They should be honored to look upon him too.]
I still do not understand what it is you are making! However, I cannot fault any artistic endeavor that requires my glorious visage! Though you are a rude child, in this, you have shown sound judgement!
[Please come collect him so he'll stop yelling.]
dendera ), Noiz (bunnyblock ), Aoba (bottombitch )what: Teen hacker puts fancy grandpa into his video game. Also Aoba is there.
when: July 19th, 3AM
where: Floor 11 of the residential building
warnings: YELLING
[Well, when Noiz had said "I'm ready for you, come see me on my floor whenever is convenient for you," he'd probably meant sooner than almost two weeks later, in the middle of the night. Either he's unaware of what time it is, or he just doesn't care, because when he's entered the floor, he just starts shouting.]
NOIZ! SHOW YOURSELF! I have arrived to do modeling for your strange game!
[He's not going to go looking for him, since he's Pharaoh and all. So he's just going to stand here and talk loudly. What do you mean "that's rude to the other people on the floor? They should be honored to look upon him too.]
I still do not understand what it is you are making! However, I cannot fault any artistic endeavor that requires my glorious visage! Though you are a rude child, in this, you have shown sound judgement!
[Please come collect him so he'll stop yelling.]
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... What? [He's taking the headset off to frown at Noiz properly. The desert bit he gets, sure. But the second thing is strange given that understanding that concept is the only way he can imagine Noiz being able to recreate something like this. If he doesn't know, then either he's somehow someone who's achieved this level of magecraft without training or...]
Is... this not made with magecraft? [Ah yes, it would be rude to not answer the question,] A reality marble is a mage's inner mind made manifest... [He trails off slowly as he talks, "I've never been to the desert," he'd said. Oz looks equal parts concerned and shocked. "Shook," perhaps, as you young people say.]
[After a few moments where he's just looking at the device in his hands, coming to the conclusion that no, this isn't magecraft. Then it can't be anything else but the thing that seems like magic behind the "phones" and "computers" of this era. Technology.]
It is strange that you can do even this much without magic of any sort.
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Mind made manifest...
[He's still someone who completely doubts magic and and mysticism, despite the fact that he's seen and even felt what sort of things magic can do in this world. It'll take a little bit to make a believer out of him it seems, so... when the other brings up the fact that his headset isn't made using magecraft, he just shakes his head.]
It's not magic. It's technology.
[He points... down at the dozen or more computer interfaces he has open on the floor, fixed with fans and wirings and machines of all sorts. He doubts Ozymandias is going to recognise ANY of this, so...]
It's made with machines, hard light, and written code. Magic ...
Doesn't exist where I come from.
It's just something made up, in stories.
[He pauses again, pointing at the headset.]
When I'm done, you won't even need the headset to be able to see the world I'm creating. It'll be around you.
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It may exist where you're from, in fact. In my world, modern mages keep their work a secret from the rest of the world.
[It's pretty weak if you ask him, but hey. Presumably there are reasons. He leans forward to peer at Noiz's setup. He has absolutely no idea what he's looking at, but he hopes he's making a face that does not entirely give that away.]
But ah... How interesting, that your technology is striving to recreate things I would associate with magecraft. Perhaps the mages of my world are simply afraid of giving the technology people ideas!
[Laughing again. He's recovered from his monumental realization rather quickly.]
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It's... weird, to think about. The fact that magic or fantastic things might exist outside the norm--kept in secret to protect its secrets from the 'normal' beings of the world, but...]
Magic seems to break the laws of what's normal.
[It's vague, but...]
If it was widespread, that kind of power might cause chaos.
[He raises an eyebrow at the other.]
Technology is used to make life easier.
...Or fun.
I wonder if magic is the same.
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I would say that both technology and magic are used by people to improve their quality of life. Whether that means for utility, protection, or entertainment. In that they are the same.
[A small scoff, though.]
I am sure whatever chaos magic could have caused is easily replaced by technology. After all, in my time, magic was openly practiced, and we never had one of those "world wars" I have heard of occurring in recent times.
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I really hate violence.
[A simple, quiet sentence--it's a reason why he played videogames in the first place. They weren't real, it took skill and wit, not big brutes throwing their weight around to show who's the biggest musclehead.]
If magic makes it less likely for war, I might prefer it.
[As he flicks a switch, turning one of the hologram monitors--hooked up to a camera sitting on one of the shelves in the room. It'll reflect the image of the room itself--meaning Ozymandias himself would show up on the screen.]
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You put me in your computer already! [He looks around, between the screen and the room, trying to figure out how it's looking at him, but he can't figure it out.]
I don't know how this works at all! [LAUGHS. He's unbothered as much as he is confused.]
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[ Guess who's back? This time, he's dressed in jeans and a dark blue shirt, complete with a pair of truly puzzling (and yellow) ankle socks. In his hands is a small tray of simple and cheap design, something you'd find at a discount store. But there's a plain teapot and three cups, as well as a bowl with a small assortment of crackers.
He wasn't about to cook at 3 am in the morning, otherwise he would've attempted donuts. Aoba smiles at the laugh, even though it's too early for any of this, but he seems to be getting used to it. More importantly, he seems less cranky. ]
But hearing you say that makes you seem more approachable, Pharoah.
[ Not wanting to interrupt, he sets the tray down and drops down onto a clear space on the floor and sits cross-legged, his hands gripping his ankles. ]
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His eyes flick from the Pharoh to Aoba... before reaching down to grab a few of those crackers from the bowl they're sitting in, crunching on one, idly.]
It's a camera. It can catch and record images and sound.
[He should probably explain HOW it works, but...
He looks over at Aoba. You do it.]
I'd typed a response but forgot to login so it didn't post. I'm a fool.
I... I understand cameras! I simply meant I had not ever seen my image recorded by a camera before.
[The understanding part is an absolute lie, but he is at least aware of the concept, thanks to phones. He peers at the image a moment longer, before turning to Aoba, hands on his hips.]
I am perfectly approachable, as long as I am spoken to with the proper respect. This seems to be a concept foreign to you people here, however, so I understand your confusion.
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Really? You've never had your picture taken, even once? Not even a selfie?
[ Aoba's genuinely surprised, who doesn't at least have one of those?! Finally, though, he seems to think enough time has passed that it's safe to start pouring. He starts with his cup, ensuring the weakest falls to him if it's too soon, but the color is right so he begins filling the other cups with a light, spring-green tinged tea.
Wait, isn't this... kind of a perfect set-up for a prank, a little lighthearted getting even for a few hours of lost sleep?
While he pours, he glances at Noiz and grins. ]
Noiz, have you ever heard of a Pharaoh who didn't have a good picture up on their Friendr profile? Isn't that a little embarrassing?
[ For the love of god, play along. ]
caitie is my favourite fool
Maybe he doesn't use websites like that.
[It sounds like he's not playing along at first, but...]
But I remember reading somewhere that Rameses himself has a passport.
[The mummy itself, he means. It has a passport to move between countries. That's pretty impressive, right. That aside...]
...I think Ozymandias is approachable.
wheezes
[HE WILL UNDERSTAND THE MODERN WORLD DAMNIT YOU JUST GOTTA WORK WITH HIM!!! He seems incredibly serious about this, which frankly probably just makes it 100 times funnier. After a moment's pause, he turns to Noiz.]
If you are intent on using that name, which I do not recall giving you permission to do, in any case, it will be Ramesses the Great or Pharaoh Ramesses. Do not address me so casually.
[He does seem.... slightly pleased that Noiz apparently knows Of Him, though. Yes, he is truly legendary.]
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Noiz, we're really fortunate that he's taken the time to let plebs like us understand. It's the least we can do to make up for the failings of others, right?
[ He puts a hand over his own heart, feigning dismay over the injustice done to this great... something or other guy. ]
We can show him how to take a selfie and put together a Friendr fitting for such an amazing Pharaoh. Discretely, of course. Obviously, someone of his greatness doesn't need help from people like us, right?
Will you accept our humble gift of Knowledge of... Social Media and Memes, O Ramesses the Great?