002 ♖ [video] | Seelie

[writeswrongs]

[Richard Castle is coming to you live from the Seelie armory where he's been assisting in the process of organizing the weapons, shields and armor for the forthcoming battle. Since he honestly doesn't plan on riding out to fight with people he doesn't want to kill in a battle he doesn't want to participate in, he figures this is a way to still be helpful without actually risking life and limb. Castle, of course, has a different definition of "helpful" than most people do. In fact, the first thing one notices on the locket screen is Castle wearing an armored helmet. He lifts the face shield and smiles at his audience.]

Hey. So, I just wanted to draw your attention to the armory. If you haven't visited here lately, they have the latest medieval technology for all your fighting needs, including armor hand-shined by yours truly.

[He turns the locket around in order to show a panoramic view of rows of shiny breastplates and helmets, all stacked neatly and awaiting wearers, then turns the view back on himself.]

So come check it out. I might even fit you myself, if you're that lucky.

[With that, Castle flips down the front of his helmet and flashes a thumbs up to the locket. Then, as an afterthought, he quickly raises the hatch again.]

Oh, while I'm thinking about it... I've heard that it's possible to use guns here. If you have any knowledge about how to acquire one, even if it's, shall we say, an older model, I'd be very interested to hear what you know.

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[writeswrongs]

It's.. different. The hardest thing is transportation, honestly. We have much more efficient and faster ways to get around where I come from.

[Other than that, he finds this place pretty cool, sans the war. At least he has the option to hit The Station if he's feeling homesick.]

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[theywhowait]

Truly? I grant that one used to more rapid means of travel would find a slower pace frustrating, but I did not know there were any means swifter than a quick horse, before coming here. What sort of transportation did you mean?

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[writeswrongs]

Something called an automobile.. Basically what it boils down to is if you can burn things like coal or oil, you can create energy that will power machines - and they're much faster than a horse. The first was the steam engine which ran on steam created from boiling water, but coal and oil are faster and more efficient.

[Bless Castle, he's not a scientist, but he thinks that maybe made sense.]

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[theywhowait]

Ah! That is an interesting thought - like a kettle then, only on a much larger scale? I should ask the Dwarves if they had anything of the like, for it sounds like something they might have known. Or at the least, that they would be interested in trying!

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[writeswrongs]

Yes, just like that. Are the Dwarves the innovators of your world?

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[theywhowait]

Yes, and no - the Eldar, too, create, the Noldor especially, but you might say their innovations tended to follow different routes. The gemsmiths of the Noldor created gems that burnt with a light that never failed, and their craftsmen sought ever to elevate form into function. The Dwarves are more practical, I supppose you could say - the Eldar look up, the Dwarves, down, and Men, they say, look ever ahead instead.