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[bladxbornx]

"Not quite sure. I'd probably get an icy reception, anyway."

“Are you going to enter the tourist Aura-San?” Kaban was curious since he’d probably be the only human competing.

[bladxbornx]

"Fighting tournament, huh..."

[bladxbornx]

"And sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Without understanding the principles behind flight, the very idea of aircraft would seem like sorcery. Magic isn't some incomprehensible force. If it were, there wouldn't be so many different classifications. The study of magic is one of the earliest forms of science, the goal of which is to figure out how the world around us works. Different method, same end."

"Besides, there's a shut-in witch back where I'm from that doesn't see the difference. She has an entire section of her library dedicated to the sciences with texts as modern as the 80's. And she has about a thousand years of magical expertise more than I do."

@bladxbornx said "No, she has a point. Magic and science have more in common than you might first think." - Aura

“I have to admit I don’t know much about magic, but for something to really be a magical power Aura-San doesn’t it have different enough from scientific fields like hypnosis or applied mathematics? If magic is just what the viewer can’t explain I could claim to be a witch myself.”

[bladxbornx]

"Hm...yeah, just like I thought..."

The results of multiple tests are strewn over the table, a mix of the medical and biological sciences as well as esoteric spiritual and arcane methods and their results. And they're all pointing to one fact...

"So we really have been aging more slowly."

"Makes sense, really. Our 'wuxia lite' lifestyle would naturally have us cultivating our chi to some extent. It'd be unusual to not see some of the same effects."

"But what do we do now? And later when our time is supposed to be up? I doubt the yama wants more earthbound hermits running around."

"Do what we do best, Holly."

"You haven't thought this through at all, have you."

"Give me a break, it's not every day I have to come up with a solid plan decades in advance. So many things can change in that time."

[bladxbornx]

"A dumpling typically stuffed with minced pork, fried till golden on the bottom then steamed to cook it all the way through. Surprised you've never heard of them, they're really common."

“GYOZA GYOZA! …what’s a gyoza?”

It sounds like meat. She likes that.

[bladxbornx]

So, how was it.

"God damn awful. I've got cricks in places I didn't think could get cricks!"

[bladxbornx]

"(Oh, I'm most certainly an ordinary blade as far as performance goes. I don't even glow when evil entities are near. My current circumstances aside, at least things are quiet here. Word of advice, Kaban. 'May you live in interesting times' is a well veiled curse. Be wary of those who say it genuinely.)"

"(So, how are you holding up? Because I'm a sword.)" - Aura

“Aura-San this is a pretty serious prank. This morning I got a letter that a vampire named Remilia wanted to donate a new park exhibit and I thought that was a pretty well thought out prank… oh and I’m not human today.” Kaban pointed to her fake cat ears before picking up Aura carefully in both hands.

“I don’t understand how are you projecting your voice from the sword… it looks like a normal sword to me…”

Looks like every in the park was actually pretty normal… sadly…

[bladxbornx]

"(That's an excellent question!)"

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"(What? Did you really think I had an idea of where such a person was? I'm many things, but omnipotent is not one of them. You'll have to find your target yourself.)"

"Well it's fun for you so I'm willing to cater to your tastes bro. Now where's this amoral wizard at? We're gonna pwn him!"

[bladxbornx]

"(What a...highly specific number. Though I'm afraid I'm not one for grinding mobs. Now amoral wizards who've abandoned their humanity, on the other hand...)"

"Oh sorry. I guess my imagination was running wild for a second there."

"But I still have an idea! I'll grab you and go on an epic monster slaying adventure! We'll kill all sorts of goblins and beasts and level me up all the way to 68."

[bladxbornx]

"(Do I sound like a lady to you.)"

He really doesn't.

"(No, I'm stuck like this for the day as part of a bad joke. The only way to help me is to stave off the boredom.)"

"Wait you're not a sword and are like one of those beautiful princesses trapped by a mean sorcerer?"

"Don't worry! I'll save you lady!"

How?

"...good question."

[bladxbornx]

"(Well I'm currently lacking legs, and being in one spot for an entire day doesn't seem like entertainment at all. I trust you see where this is going.)"

"That was horrible. It was like I was only a voice."

"Thank you magic talking sword from freeing me of this curse! How can I ever repay you?"

[bladxbornx]

"Okay time to-AAAAAAH WTF?! AM I INVISIBLE!?"

Poor guy can't even have an image. He deserves it though.

Ah, yes. tumblr working as intended.

"(They really do follow the creed of 'if it ain't broke, get to breaking'.)"

[bladxbornx]

"(So, let's recap what's going on right now. I'm a sword. I can barely move on my own, and if this convenient piece of paper is to be believed, the range my voice can be heard from is about three and a half feet. In other words, this sucks.)"

[bladxbornx]

Okay, don't get mad, but I have a dumb idea.

"Well whatever it is, it can't be that ba-"

POOF!

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"(I take it back. This is the worst thing you could've done.)"

[bladxbornx]

"You-!"

A frustrated, guttural noise somewhere between a sigh and a growl escapes the magician.

"Fine! I'll drop it for now. But we're definitely going to talk about it another time because it's too big to just be a footnote!"

"I take it Gensokyo's been agreeable with you then. Haven't been scared off by the locals being themselves yet."

"No no, don't worry about it~! No questions, go to jail~"

[bladxbornx]

"W-wait, wouldn't a physical body be a ton of data? This is some highly advanced tech you've just hinted at, and you're just glossing over it like it's the release of a new cellphone model from a major company you don't even buy last gen charger cables from."

"I have developed a physical body form out of data~ technology is super good in that way and thus no need to delve further~"

[bladxbornx]

"Well I guess that explains why my analysis sorceries are having so much trouble, but now I have several more questions. Chief among them is how are you currently surviving outside of a virtual environment."

"You...wh-...What are you?"

Aura's growing increasingly confused trying to figure out what kind of entity Sethy is using magic alone.

"A humanoid computer virus, nothing more and nothing less~"