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[Action; Scorpio District]

[It's the first night of the Firefly Festival, and Fumi's out to observe the light show. To anyone who's just met her for the first time since her arrival in Hinoto-Ri, it's probably a bit of an odd sight. She's sitting on a small hill overlooking the festivities below and just watching the fireflies dancing through the air and lighting up the night sky with their brilliance, laptop nowhere to be found for a change.]

Ah... it's so amazing...

[The smile on her face and the sparkle in her eye are like nothing she's displayed since coming here. She really seems to be genuinely enjoying herself, just sitting idly by while she takes a moment to enjoy the scene.]

[Video; 13th Hour; Leo District; locked to Yamato and Miyako Hotsuin]

[As the feed flickers on, Fumi's face is illuminated by the light from her COMP. The room she's standing in is dark, so it's rather hard to see what's behind her.]

Chief. Miyako. You're both going to want to see this. Meet me in the Leo District.

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[Fumi Kanno was a strange woman, even for Alcor's standards.

But even the strangest human being would be somewhat curious about the sight of fireflies, would they not? He was aware, of course, of her arrival and presence in Hinoto-Ri (tracking the network constantly was a necessity if one wanted to gather information), but hadn't thought about seeking her out personally. It wasn't his place to do so.

...Yet he did anyway. If only because she was a child of possibility as well. (Even though she hailed from the meritocracy possibility...which did not really fly well with him, but if that was humanity's will, then there was no helping it.) Alcor took a seat somewhere on the small hill as well, on a branch of a nearby tree, far enough from the fireflies so his presence (and existence) wouldn't cause them to flee from him and the vicinity as a result.

However, Fumi Kanno was intelligent and perceptive, incredibly so, and even she probably couldn't miss the sensation of a certain something with a blue aura engulfing him descending onto said tree branch.

Dead star walking. Or rather, floating, as always.]

[It certainly does not escape Fumi's notice, but her gaze doesn't move from the scene in front of her. As far as she's concerned, Alcor is nothing to be particularly concerned about. She's not above a bit of conversation, though, at least.]

Come to watch the fireflies with me, Alcor? Or is it Saiduq now?

...I am Alcor. The name of Saiduq belongs to the other.

[And he's grateful for the lack of hostility. Given that his last encounter with everyone else, as a group, was Last Assassin, simply being able to talk with them was nice.]

But yes, I suppose you could say that. You seem to be enjoying them.

[Little lights flickering and hovering about...for some reason, they reminded him of stars.]

How irritating. As if keeping track of one of you wasn't enough of a pain.

[Fumi huffs, shaking her head for a moment before staring back out over the field of lights in front of them.]

Yes, they're quite fascinating, aren't they?

My apologies.

[Said on reflex.

...Though it wasn't his fault for being dragged here and supposedly causing that irritation. After a moment or two, Alcor nods, even though Fumi wouldn't see it anyway.]

Indeed. I see that knowing the science behind such bioluminescence does not detract from its wonder.

[It was really more of a passing remark than anything. Fumi brushes the apology off rather easily.]

I'd argue that knowing the science behind it makes it even more interesting. The research applications alone are staggering.

Ha...of course. Mankind's curiosity is not so easily sated.

[To live is to inquire, indeed. Ah, but hailing from a world of merit, could that truly be called Fumi Kanno's reason for living?]

That's only natural. Even after having faced Polaris, the world's administrator with access to all information that has ever existed and will ever exist, there's still an endless expanse of knowledge that we haven't even come close to fully understanding. Parallel universes and alternate timelines are widely believed to be the provenance of science fiction and fantasy stories, and yet here we both are in a completely different plane of reality from our own. And even here we're surrounded by people from an almost endless series of different worlds, not to mention members of our own universe hailing from at least three unique chains of causality but somehow existing here simultaneously.

Edited 2013-04-07 21:01 (UTC)

...Indeed.

[Though they only faced him. They didn't access the knowledge he held. It still rests in his hands...supposedly. Ah, but that wasn't exactly true, with Saiduq around.

...Perhaps he should come a little bit closer for this conversation. Such information and knowledge of the administrator and the Records weren't supposed to be widespread, after all. Glowing blue, Alcor descends from the tree branch, before hovering his way closer to Fumi's vicinity. Not too close, of course, given that he knew they didn't all take too kindly to his presence (especially creatures like fireflies).

He doesn't exactly want to ruin the moment...but this is Alcor; it's inevitable.]

This convergence of possibilities is beyond what you most likely had imagined...yet here you are. Such is the power of possibility.

[Or the power of an administrator, more likely.]

It is true, there is much knowledge that remains out of the grasp of Man's comprehension...but do you think yourself capable of doing so?

Capable of understanding all of it?

[Fumi spares a glance back at him, just for a moment, before turning back around again. There's a small, wry smile on her face.]

No, of course not. Any scientist who believes themselves capable of that is delusional at best. The moment someone thinks they have everything figured out is the moment they stop thinking and questioning the world around them, and that's when reason dies.

[Fumi casts a brief glance at the stars shining in the night sky - a second brilliant light show atop the first.]

The pursuit of knowledge is the essence of science. If there's no knowledge left to pursue, where does that leave us?

With a saturated existence.

[The answer came on reflex, automated, somewhat listless.

Something he knew all too well. If there were no purposes in life left to purpose, where did that leave humanity...? Perhaps he could ask the same.]

A saturated and boring existence.

[~~I totally meant "pursue" up there.~~]

Then, boredom is what you fear?

[Though the same could be said for all creatures. Humans changed, they both hated and loved change. Without change, they couldn't grow. They'd stagnate.]

I wouldn't put it that way exactly, but yes.

I see.

[It was little wonder then, that someone like Fumi Kanno would support a meritocracy, an ideal that consisted of constant change. Even Polaris, the administrator of worlds, would agree that that was closer to humankind's nature and would pose less risk of stagnation. But...was that right? Was that freedom? Was that was humans wanted? He cast his eyes upwards toward the stars as well. Should he be joining them up there...? No, the time has long past. He can't really be considered one of them, given how he split from them long ago.]

Humans both embrace and shun change...how curious. But such contradictory behavior makes Man all the more fascinating as well.

Hm.

[Fumi makes an amused little noise, smiling to herself.]

You're not unlike a scientist yourself, you know. It all starts with observation, after all.

[...Well, that was true too.

Watching humans...testing them...seeing what they would do if he introduced this, or did that ~~or attacked the Tsuutenkaku~~.

Observing humans while they lost their wills to live...wondering why such decisions were made. All without lifting a finger to help, to boot.]

And a desire to understand, I suppose. ...Is that what you perceive me as?

[It was a step up from "monster" at least.]

If the shoe fits.

[Hm...

...]

Better that than an enemy.

[He'll take what he can get.]

Enemies are really just people working at cross-purposes. We've already defeated you - or an incarnation thereof - at home, and we're not in direct conflict over anything here, so it wouldn't make much sense to continue to think of you in that way. Of course, I wouldn't exactly call you a friend either, but there are few people I would.

[Tell that to Yamato Hotsuin. Ah, but he won't bring up those matters into this conversation.]

True. It would be counterproductive to deem me an enemy. And there is little reason for me to oppose you at the moment.

[Quite the opposite, actually. He has every reason to try to help them and care for them in his own Alcor way...even if they did the opposite in return.]

...Will "acquaintance" suffice? Human relationships are complex...

[Because normally he'd think of himself as an enemy or a friend or...something, but Fumi just flat out rejected him thinking of himself as a friend or an enemy, so...]

[If Yamato identifies him as a target again, Fumi will respond appropriately. Until then, she's satisfied with this.]

Acquaintance is fine.

[~~If Yamato identifies him as a target again, he might want to rethink taking on a Septentrione (or two!) with a party of only 2 or 3.~~]

I'm glad to hear it.

[There's a smile on his face; he really is glad to hear it.]

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