Log 002 [Voice/Text]

[thisboneconnects]

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I am told I must thank a man named "Xigbar" for helping Booth get these skeletons. I do appreciate it, thus, my thanks.

I am still confused as to where this place is on Earth and I reject the notion that this is possibly not on it. The plant life us very much Earth-like and the way the soil is composed (I am not the best for this sort of conclusion, I usually leave this to Hodgins) seems to be akin to the native soil we have all over the world.

I will reaffirm, I am not a major in Botany or Ecology.

That being said, I am interested in looking at this lake that I'm told is south of the place where Booth and I are staying; I am told it's considered a community housing number 6. How long would it take to travel there, assuming I will need to go by foot? Are there certain things I should be aware of during the travels? Traps, animals, etc. Where would be the best place to get some hiking equipment if it's available, (a compass, boots, machete, things to repel insects, trail mix/rations for about three days, perhaps a tent?)

And where would be the best place to procure a fishing rod? Would I need to make one by hand? Or would I have to find something to trade. As well as a simple boat. Row boat or canoe, I would imagine would be best. I would like to say, this will be more than likely during the warmer days or during days where rain is not a factor.


[voice/action if Booth wants]
I need to thank you again, Booth. I love the skeletons. I feel more at home here.
However, I believe we should go exploring sometime, yes? I am curious of the other places. And yes, I would like to go to the lake with you. It's why I'm asking.

Comments

[Voice] | So would Bones man.

[notsofunnybones.livejournal.com]

I see. I would like to speak to you more on this subject on a later date, but the more pressing matter would be of inquiring more of the idea of "magic".

Again, it seems far fetched to believe in the mumbo-jumbo that will be tossed at me, I have no doubt that the "magic" that I will see will be easily explained by particles and am looking forwards to telling them as such. Because it's hardly realistic that they "conjure" this magic from thin air and it will be interesting to see what negative effects that it could cause. For one, the law of 'for every positive reaction there is one of a equal and opposite reaction'. The energy they would "conjure" would have to come from somewhere, do you not agree?

[Voice] | I can see this becoming a beautiful friendship

[semper_cogitans]

Believe me, I felt exactly the same way you did before coming here. Terran physics have been essentially demonstrated to not have such paranormal things as magic. [Robert pauses after a moment before amending his statement.] Well, to be fair, one cannot actually prove a negative - but the evidence for naturalistic explanations is so conclusive, extensive and solid that it would be insanity to ignore it.

And yet the process not only exists here, but is repeatable, in laboratory conditions. With the recent acquisition of my nanocomputer here in Luceti - and this is the one good thing the Malnosso have seen fit to do for me - I hope to make some real insights as to what exactly magic is comprised of here.

[Thoughtfully, Robert considers Temperance's statements.] You would be absolutely correct, at least for Terran physics. The laws of conservation of matter and energy would in fact prevent energy from manifesting from ostensibly nowhere. However, it appears that much of the magic in these worlds has its own dedicated subset of energy, somewhat like electromagnetism. Though I cannot quite tell you how this energy is actually put to use - this is a question I hope to answer with further research - it appears that magic users can somehow draw upon these sources of energy.

Physics here is not the same as physics on Terra, and, presumably, physics in your world as well. [Temperance, you have just made Robert very happy. If Temperance's world's physics are completely free of paranormal things, then she'll be the first person who can actually sympathize with him.]

I actually performed an experiment here in Luceti with a magic-using friend. While one experiment is not enough data to reach a solid conclusion, it has nevertheless been most illuminating, and I am certain he would assist me in demonstrating it again in the future if you would be so interested. Perhaps I could even take a holovideo of the event...

[Voice] | I completely agree. However. Come IM me, I'm Playthespades on AIM. :3

[notsofunnybones.livejournal.com]

Well, considering the new information I've been given, perhaps the negative is forced upon a different dimension. I mean, they are drawing on some "strange" form of energy, and it has been proven that there is a multiverse where I am; though I was not so-sure of it until now.

It is very possible that the energy they called upon is from one of those multiverses, causing much damage to it. A yin-yang cycle, perhaps? For every world that uses "magic" the other akin to it is forced to go through negative reactions from the "magic" being drawn from their world. Opposites, where one draws off of the other until it is no more, in reaction, causing the other world to collaspe as well. In essence, for every world that is extremely advanced in technology; the other is drawn to use the other as it's "magic source".

Hypothetically, of course; it is not a very pretty picture, if I were to be very honest. But the "magic" needs to come from somewhere. But, I am curious as to hearing what other people would say to knowing that this is possibly the case to what is happening; because, as I stated. For every action there is a positive or negative reaction.

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[This is something that Robert hadn't really considered but doesn't find particularly plausible.]

Well, in that situation, one would have to explain how one can draw energy from an entirely different multiversion, if one doesn't have any connection to said multiversion. What I assume - and have one set of experimental results to support the hypothesis, so far - is that the energy is being drawn from the home multiversion of the people here. If what I found with Mr. Sprensonne and myself is true of all Lucetians, then Lucetians keep their own physics when they are taken here. [Or drawn here. Though he won't say that over the journals.] By extension, that would seem to include access to whatever energy that powers their abilities.

The only exception to this is the Luceti physics itself, which appear to exist regardless of what individual interacts with it. [He pauses a moment.]

My own world is an extremely technological, rational one, and there has never been any indication of any damage that would be caused from a cycle like this.

However, it's an interesting hypothesis... But I'd think that it would be more logical that it would be bound to the magic-using individuals in question, rather than to an entire multiverse. Otherwise it would make little sense how magic would continue to work here in Luceti, unless somehow it was being drawn from somewhere.

... I could go into more detail, but some things are better discussed off-journal, for... various reasons. [The one time Robert has a social filter...]