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[blastiafreak]

[Here is one genius mage, seated at a table with books and tools strewn everywhere as always. In her hands is a shiny object that could be mistaken for a thick bracelet, if not for the intermittent light emitted by the inset gem and the holographic console above it. Rita taps several symbols on the console, and the gem pulses weakly before fading again. Although she sighs and shakes her head, there's not really much actual impatience behind it.]

Come on, old man. I know you can do better than that. Don't be so lazy...

[While she mutters, she continues typing and adjusting until the light becomes strong and steady, at which point she nods in satisfaction. Pride, even.]

See? You can do it when you want to. Okay, Arven, you'll be working hard from now on if you know what's good for you.

[If the blastia's name sounds similar to Raven, it's clearly just coincidence. Clearly.]

Comments

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[blastiafreak]

[Klarth's a pro~!]

All blastia used to run on aer--and with so many blastia, the volume of aer went way out of control. Mana's not quite as efficient, but most blastia should still be able to run using that, instead.

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[closetpervert]

[Comes with age XD;; He quietly listened despite knowing the answer already. Rita had spoken about it before to him and despite not fully understanding what exactly aer is, the concept made sense. Besides, she always sounded happy speaking of her beloved blastias. Why should he take that fun away.]

Ah, that's right. [He gave a quick thought before calmly asking, aiming to spark an interest.]

Was there any particular type of blastia that you've wanted to give a shot at that you haven't been able to in the past?

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[blastiafreak]

[Experienced with distracting girls~? In any case, he was pretty successful in getting her focused on blastia.]

...All of them. [That seemed like a perfectly satisfactory answer, but she had nothing against elaborating further. He sparked her interest, all right!] Using mana instead of aer is still a recent phenomenon, and every formula used by blastia has to be reworked in order to run properly. It's a matter of both skill and trial and error, of course, but it'll take time to optimize every formula I know. And that's not even taking into account other factors like heat diffusion and the density of the new core material...

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[closetpervert]

[Precisely~ that too~ That was an answer he well expected from the little genius.]

Indeed. The timing and the right amount must be accounted for at all times in such cases. [Oh, he's blown up a few things himself in the past. He gave a light sigh.]

Listen, I know we have been focusing on the enhancement of one particular blastia, however, I would not mind lending a hand to help you improve your other creations as well. Besides, I'm certain two sets of hands and eyes would be much easier to monitor things than one, am I wrong?

[A way of saying, having a little company once in a while wouldn't hurt either of them, especially her in this case.]

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[blastiafreak]

[Finally, someone who understood instead of staring at her blankly! Consider the mistletoe forgotten, Klarth. She nodded in agreement. Soon, though, she took on a thoughtful tone as she considered his offer. He had a point...]

I've never really needed any help with blastia maintenance...but you're used to using mana, right?

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[closetpervert]

[Score /o/ He was pleased to see her nod and then slightly raised ahis brows.]

Hm? Aa, that's right. Truly and unfortunately, the only source I've ever worked with back in my world. Did you have something in mind?

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[blastiafreak]

Well, it's not like my world used anything besides aer until now, either. [She gave a slight shrug at that.] Anyway, you've had more experience with mana, so you should have plenty of knowledge about it.

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[closetpervert]

Certainly. Well, I can't guarantee anything but you'll have my best.