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My, such an interesting way to communicate with others.

[Someone has been watching the network for a while before actually going about and making a post.]

Now if those in the strange white hoaris are to be believed, all of us are refugees from other worlds.

So I'm curious... What kind of worlds do you come from?

I come from a world similar to this one, only I suppose it's a couple hundred years in the past, and yokai are only a myth.

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My world was also similar to this one, except it was nearly one hundred years ahead. It was nearing the end of 2003 for me.

Instead of steam, most homes have electricity, along with running water, air conditioning, and heating systems. The clothing here is considered more traditional compared to what people wore in mine, and people weren't as shy about showing more skin in public.

We have trains in the Japan I'm from, too, but there's also airplanes that have made international travel much faster.

What is an "Airplane?"

[That's a word he's never seen before.]

And how can it make international travel faster?

It's basically a flying machine that can carry passengers to and from places. That's how it makes international travel faster. Unlike a ship that relies on the wind and is at the mercy of the waves and the weather, an airplane flies above the clouds. I don't remember exactly how it helps, but that's how it can fly faster. Something about less resistance above the clouds.

I think I once heard that if you wanted to fly from Japan to the West Coast of America, you'd make it within less than 24 hours.

That isn't to say a plane is impervious against the weather. If the weather is severe enough, then flights get canceled.

A flying machine? How does it even stay in the air for that long?

[Oh, if Lord Nobunaga were here he would want all the answers. For now, Mitsuhide will just gather what information he can.]

Certainly, it's not through magic? Especially since there may be several worlds without magic.

Fuel. Not sure what kind, I just know it's fuel. I think the design of a plane plays a part too.

Definitely not magic. My world doesn't have magic, at least, not like the kind here. An airplane is a complex machine with lots of little parts, but I'm not knowledgeable about the specifics. It's just another "marvel of technology."

But even the ships in my time don't rely solely on the wind anymore. They can sail across the ocean on their own now, with the crew onboard that is.

[Ships still need a crew in her world.]

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So I imagine that these ships can move on their own with the same kind of "fuel" that the airplanes use to stay in the air?

[Well, trains exist which makes traveling across land so much faster than riding a horse, so hearing ships traveling faster under their own power isn't that hard to imagine.]

Yes. That, and propellers. They're these metal blades that spin around, like some of the fans you might have seen around here, or a pinwheel, except the ones on ships are much bigger.

I would imagine it would have to be rather large. Especially since a pinwheel can barely push anything around.

It depends on the size of the ship. The bigger the ship, then the bigger the propeller that's needed.

In my time, some people go sailing just for leisure. We call those sort of trips "cruises." I've never been on one, but I heard they have all sorts of amenities to try and get the passengers to feel at home while at sea.

People will go out on sea voyages for leisure? That's quite shocking considering some of the perils that some of the foreign sailers have said they faced while at sea.

[Disease and storms just naming the top two!]

Yeah, the ships are relatively more comfortable compared to the ones you're familiar with. But disasters at sea still happen in my era.

Maybe another time, I'll tell you about one of the most infamous ship disasters in my world.

You definitely piqued my morbid curiosity if there are infamous ship disasters in your world. Tragedy at sea isn't uncommon in my time so no one would really go as far as calling such things "infamous."

I've got a morbid curiosity too, so I could tell you more stories that I know of, and there's plenty that are about other things besides ship disasters.

Maybe I could recommend some books, too. There's a bookstore in Shinjuku that has a shelf with books that are somehow retrieved from the refugees' worlds. It's called Awanokuniya.

I come from a world with a completely different geographical makeup and a staggering difference in both magical and technological advancement.

[Well he wanted to keep things as text, but here he was facing a moving and talking picture now. He supposes it would be rude if he didn't try out this "video" feature in response.]

Oh? And just how different is magic and technology in your world compared to this one?

[What he has seen here so far is still pretty fantastical in his opinion.]

[Unfortunately Edelgard is still struggling with learning to type. She finds it easier to just start a video.]

We don't have steam power or trains where I am from. Our church has purposefully suppressed our technological advancement and pushed faith magic in its place.

There are some religious institutions that do similar things back in my world as well. Though, they do not seem to hold as much power as your church does.

The faith stood as the main pillar of governance until I ousted them from their central church.

[Well that definitely sounded familiar!]

You, my dear, would get along quite well with my lord if he were ever to arrive in this reality.

From what I gleaned of our previous conversation, perhaps we would.

[Though such strong willed stubbornness can sometimes be a detriment to making nice with similar personality types.]

This world is like it's several decades behind my time so the technology is less advanced. We also don't have magic that I know of where I'm from.

[He tilts his head thinking a moment.]

I was raised in a more Western Culture too. Even if my parents did practice some Korean traditions.

[Well, it seems like people do prefer using "video" here, so he might as well go with it.]

Ah, so you're even further into the future then. Did you find it difficult to adapt here?

[So far some people seem to have a fairly easier time getting used to things in this world.]

Where are you from then, if not Korea?

Not really. But I'm used to not really having much so I haven't noticed much.

[So being without highly advanced technology? He's pretty used to that!]

America. I live in a city called Los Angeles but I was born in one called New York.

[Mitsuhide gave a bit of a nod at that, since that made sense.

[At the mention of where the other man was from, he raised an eyebrow.]

"America?" I think I've heard that word before when Lord Nobunaga was talking with some Portuguese traders.

So cities do eventually get established there?

Oh. Yes. We've had cities for a long time now.

[He's not sure about exact dates since history isn't his specialty but he's pretty sure of that.]

Were there no cities yet in your time?

None that I'm aware of.

[For all he knew there were some native cities, but they were probably different from anything he knew.]

I think I heard in passing that the Spanish had a few colonies there.

That was many years ago now. America is its own independent country.

So it would seem. At least a few centuries, if you are in the future of the date of this world.

Interesting to hear how a land that is just being explored will one day turn into a country of its own.

Isn't that how it is with a lot of places? People start to settle there after they discover it and create their own culture to unite them.

I suppose that is a nice way of looking at it.

Is that not it?

Think about it. When you are establishing a new culture what happens to the one that is already there? Such a change cannot be pleasant for those who already live there.

Oh... I suppose not. [That is a good point. One he doesn't blind himself too but one he doesn't usually think about.]

a mad god had a massive pissbaby tantrum and tried to destroy our world and 3000 years later we are all STILL dealing with the consequences

My, that has to be the most interesting way to describe one's world that I've seen so far.

Simplest answer I can think of is that we've blended cutting edge tech with magic. Feels like I've jumped a couple hundred years in the past.

It is starting to sound like magic seems to be common in most worlds.

Even yours?

No. Apparently, my world is the odd one out when it comes to such things. There, only the superstitious believe that magic is real.

Takes all kinds, I guess.

I suppose so.

I believe mine is the same as others though, I never really left my home. My home was a living forest.

That really doesn't narrow things down by much. Is it not true that all forests are living?

You do have a point, but Serenes is different. The elders within it, they were the ones who raised me.

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