Sometimes he stops and adds material to the entry, if he thinks it's important, but not usually.Sometimes he stops and adds material to the entry, if he thinks it's important, but not usually." "Would you be willing to..." "Do the same for you? Of course. That's part of the deal." "Okay. Can you tell me other things?" "Like?" "Where the Hell am I?" "You're in the sector known colloquially as 'BackWater.' It's major claim to fame is a powerful tradition, if you will, of archaism." "Meaning?" "Meaning people still wear swords around here." "Pendor never had a 'Dark Ages!' It sprung up as a high-tech colony world!" "That's why there's a BackWater. People thought it should." She thought about that. "Great. I guess that's why I've got the funky clothes and the carved staff and the necklace." Her tone became sarcastic. "So, can people do magic in BackWater?" "Yes." "Yes?" she asked, incredulous. "How?" "There's still a local AI. I've got the forces at my command." "Then you decide who can do magic, as well." "Sort of. Look, Miss Moran, we can talk all day, but I should tell you that, as far as most people know, there are no SDisks in BackWater, so if you plan on getting anywhere I'd suggest you put those boots back on and start walking. |