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[localweirdo]

Hello, my name is Hu Tao and it's a pleasure to meet you all! I'm afraid that I'm still new to this place but I thought I could start by making some new friends here!

Please to enlighten me about your world. I'm curious as to where you are from!

If you don't wish to, then I shall ask a question! What ice cream flavor sums up your personality today?

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[localweirdo]

I'm glad to see someone who appreciates my humor! If I hold it, I'm fully expecting you to take fully responsibility should it break.

[That being said, as she held it in her hand, she couldn't help but to stare. While its abilities were almost the same as a vision, she didn't think it would be quite as bright as it was. That said, as she kept on staring, she stared back at Cloud with a raised eyebrow.]

Please do tell me, just where do you find these "materia" in your world. I'm assuming a god didn't give this to you, correct?

[sultanofsquat]

[ Good! And now that they broke through the humor barrier, he's ready to demonstrate! Even if it's something so light and simple. He'll try to answer as much as he can for her. He shakes his head at her last question. ]

Definitely no Archons involved here. Most Materia you find nowadays is in shops selling them. [ ... yes, they're straight-up selling these magical items that can poison, heal and set shit on fire in some random town. But he elaborates. ] Materia's crystalized mako energy that comes from the Planet, so each one houses special properties. They're pretty rare to find naturally, so most you'll find get artificially produced.

[localweirdo]

Really? To think, something so special from your world can now be freely sold in this world. What a strange thing to think about.

[Again, as she kept on staring at the center of said Materia, she couldn't help but hum to herself.]

Even most are artificially produced, I just hope that it doesn't drain the energy from the planet.

[sultanofsquat]

Huh? [ Oh! No, he must have said something wrong. He shakes his head. ] No, my bad. I meant shops from my world. [ Although, as he crosses his arms, ] Would be a helluva connection if this Gaia had Materia, too...

[ Though, when Hu Tao surprisingly hits the nail on the head about draining the energy from the planet... He doesn't frown, but his expression does fix into something more neutral. She wished to be enlightened about other worlds? Then this was a glimpse. ]

Truth is, that's part of the problem. It's a long story, but most of the world's energy for everyday living is taken from the Planet. Making Materia's just one small part of it.