2020-05-29: Ether for Mystics

Ether for Mystics
Dr. Hanada gives a talk explaining the Society of Ether
IC Date	May 29, 2020
IC Time	5 PM
Players	Arumi, Rick, River, Thea
Location	The Nexus - Courtyard
Prp/Tp	N/A
Spheres	Traditions
Theme Song	Weird Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWi9ILehtZE

Arumi has prepared a nice evening chat outside here at the nexus. In the shade, some water, Fresca, and coffee set out (but no punch or pie), she stands in front of a small group of assembled tables and chairs, stretching out.

Rick strolls in from the garage and gives Arumi a wave "Afternoon Arumi, how are you doing?"

Arumi grins and waves to Rick. "Hi, alright things. Pretty happy to get a chance to do this. Once a few people get here I'll get started. I have a feeling most of the interest will be from your organization. Which... is fitting, as we'll get to." Writing reality out to disk. Please wait... Reality saved. Thank you for your patience.

Rick chuckles a bit at this "Well I guess it is fitting. How is the digging going?"

Arumi gestures circularly with two fingers. "Haven't started yet. I'm still..." She walks up to a table in front, and sits on the corner. "I'm still a good two weeks from solving the remaining inconsistencies I have in the hyperdrive equations. Also I'm processing your colleague Dr. Dajani's analysis of my dimensional diagram."

Rick tilts his head at that "Oh? What sort of analysis did he perform?:

Arumi nods. "He uh... well he happened to see it on my tablet after I did a revision. He memorized it, took it home, and did a comparative study with his best understanding of Hermetic theory."

Rick was eyeing the coffee pot, but looks back suddenly at that "Oh really? Can i take a look at that when you are done? I would be very interested in seeing that."

Arumi walks over to the cooler and grabs a bottle of coffee herself, and holds a second out. "Want one? And sure, I'll send you his paper. It includes a sketch of my draft at the time, though you have to remember that's an iterative process, creating that chart. I'm constantly updating it as I research."

Rick takes the coffee happily and nods a thanks "I would expect so, but yes, I would be very interested in seeing that draft. I personally know very little about that area, so expanding my horizons, pardon the pun, is going to be high on my list."

Arumi nods easily. "Totally, Rick. I'll send it to you after this." She then returns to her seat on the front table, looking as it seems like people are arriving.

Rick smiles as he opens his coffee and takes a pull "Thank you."

Oh, there's Thea! Or has she actually been off in some of the ample shade to be found around the courtyard? Probably she's just got here. At least that's how she acts, looking around from her position by the entrance and waving. "Hi. I'm not too late, am I? I always misjudge that walk."

Arumi waves to Thea and shakes her head. "Not late. People are showing up.. fashionably, it seems. So I haven't even started yet. Grab a beverage if you like, and get comfortable please." Then to Rick. "Here let me pull it up. I'll send it to you now." She then grabs her phone.

Rick blinks as he looks over to Thea, now noticing her for the first time and gives her a wave. "Evening Thea, nice to see you again." He looks over to Arumi and shakes his head "Sorry, I don't put that stuff on my phone. I don't trust them. Dead tree can't be hacked."

"Thanks," Thea says to Arumi, and, to Rick: "One of these days you'll see me first, and then I'll really be in trouble, won't I?" She's obviously joking. Crossing over to the refreshment table where she eyes the available selections, Thea shies away from the Fresca at once, considers the coffee briefly before deciding against, and settles on water, pouring herself a glass, drinking most of it, and then refilling it again before she looks for a seat.

There is a fluttering of wings as a Desert owl comes in for a landing. Maybe not gracefull, but hey any landing you can walk away from. The owl wanders behind a bush and a few moments later River steps out adjusting her clothing as she waves.

Arumi squints at Rick. "Dead tree can't be hacked? Remind me to send you three different papers on Paradigma on how to read and modify printed text. Remotely." She then giggles. "Well I'll give it a bit longer for people to show and get this going."

Arumi then sees River, and waves. "Good evening. We'll be starting soon. I know Bobbi wanted to be here for this."

Rick looks like he's going to argue the point, but just grins sheepishly "Well alright, I'll concede that point. I'm more concerned about me dropping my phone and some sleeper picking it up and reading something they should not. If the technocracy is that interested in reading your paper we have larger concerns."

An owl landing in the courtyard is enough to draw Thea's attention, and she turns toward it, only to be a little surprised when River emerges. She waves. "That's a neat trick you have there," she says, rather cheerfully. "I'm going to assume that, like all the good ones, it's hard to learn." She raises her waterglass in a sort of salute anyway, then sips.

River says, “Well its easy to learn if your a hedge witch, a bit harder id imagine if your a Mage." She grins and walks over "had a hawk fallowing me half way here. had me sweating bullets.”

Arumi tilts her head at River. "Well good you're here. A hawk hunted an owl? That's weird. I thought owls were super scary predators, too. Anyway, before I begin for real, does anyone have any questions about what this is about?"

River says, “Well ushualy, might have been just more curious than anything else. Hard to tell with hawks. Very hunter oriented when it comes to conversations though.”

Thea feigns a sigh. She clearly isn't really disappointed. "It was ever thus. Well, I imagine it was ever thus, at least. What sort of hawk? Did you recognize the species?"

Arumi giggles. "Yeah, maybe we can figure this out. Was it making noises? Did it like, try to come down on you with its claws? Or did it just.. follow?"