trustycrowbar: (Assumed temporal regression)
Dr. Gordon Freeman ([personal profile] trustycrowbar) wrote in [community profile] exsilium2012-11-10 02:01 am

Paging Arthur C. Clarke... [Video]

[Gordon fidgets when he first sits down in front of the camera, fiddling with his glasses.]

So... for those of you who don't know me, my name is Doctor Gordon Freeman. I'm a scientist and a Transport just like all of you, and there's something that I've observed for the longest time that intrigues me.

Magic. Some of us use it here, or at least have powers that are worthy of the term... Now, I'm not looking to start any sort of science-versus-magic debate here. On the contrary; I'd like to ask those of you who use such powers a few questions about them so that we can gain a better idea of what kinds of powers we've got around here.

Where do you draw your power from? How is it focused? Do you use spells, words, gestures, symbols? Or something else? Are there any dangers to you when you use it? Things like this. I realize some of this might be personal, but anything you can volunteer would be useful; hell, it's still better than nothing.
imperfect: * (suspicion)

[personal profile] imperfect 2012-11-14 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, come on. When did I say you needed all of them? 'Cause I didn't hear it.

Have all the fun you want with your survey, it's not my problem. All I'm saying is, don't expect it to count for anything compared to actual data, especially if you're fine with your terminology being vague as hell. Go to one world and everyone thinks all the physicists are cranks, go to another and suddenly it's the alchemists - if you don't know the context, how are you gonna know who's right? You won't.

But it's good to know you're not relying on it, I guess.