Voicetesting

[iswimprettygirl]

Wait, wait, just wait, a second, would you?

Let me get this straight. You want to send me to a "muse" box? But not just any box, another different Atlantis?

I hate to break it to you, but I've studied the subject for years, and I happen to know a thing or two about it. For instance... there's only one Atlantis, and it wouldn't fit in any box.

...Maaaybe it would be best if we just went our separate ways. No offense to you, but I don't see this... intellectual partnership working out between us.

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[smelltheoppression]

It sounds to me like you're about to squander a very singular opportunity.

[iswimprettygirl]

To go to an Atlantis that doesn't exist? I-I know it might sound impossible, but I've been to the real thing! And whatever this girl has in mind... it's not Atlantis.

[smelltheoppression]

There are countless places as well as creatures that exist beyond what we allow ourselves to accept as the bounds of reality. I've had that proven to me on more than one occasion.

Perhaps it's not the Atlantis you know, but another place entirely. It would hardly be the first time some land has been newly discovered and improperly named, would it?

[iswimprettygirl]

I, uh...

[Well, doesn't he feel sheepish?]

I guess not. You have a very valid point. I didn't even think to consider that.

[smelltheoppression]

In which case, it may very well be worth investigating.

Perhaps what they need is someone to set the record straight, eh?

[iswimprettygirl]

Well, yes, that would be for the best-

Wait, no, what am I saying? I-I can't just go to some new place! I have somewhere I need to be... the real Atlantis. There's no way I can just up and abandon it.

[smelltheoppression]

In my experience, it seems that we don't often have much say in where we go or what we do, no matter how free we may think we are.

[iswimprettygirl]

Wh-what do you mean by that?

[Suddenly, Milo is very uncomfortable. That is not something he wanted to hear.]

[finalfate]

You would be wrong, there's more than one Atlantis. One for each different reality, world or universe.

[iswimprettygirl]

E-Excuse me? Other realities?

I mean, I'm no scientist, but I'm pretty sure that's impossible...

[finalfate]

It's not. It's very possible.

[iswimprettygirl]

Would you care to explain how?

[Come, speak science. Milo might not be an astronomer or a physicist, but he's capable of understanding to some degree.]

[finalfate]

[Ash doesn't speak science though. He speaks god. He'll try though, casually removing his sunglasses to reveal swirling silver eyes, not unlike mercury.]

Every decision causes a split in reality, due to the opposing decision that could have been made. Every action and inaction can change it. In one reality, Atlantis sank. In another, it was destroyed by one of their gods. In another, it survived but their gods were destroyed.

Do you understand?

[iswimprettygirl]

Yes, I understand what you're getting at, but all the theories supporting James' idea of a "multiverse" are just that... theories, though speculation is probably a better word.

L-look, I'm not trying to dissuade you from believing in it; I mean, nothing has ultimately been proven. But... I just don't see how something so advanced -so precise and unique as Atlantis- could have a double.

[finalfate]

[Heh.]

Then let me ask you this: What do you know about Atlantis?

[iswimprettygirl]

Well, what exactly do you want to know?

I don't want to toot my own horn but... I'm kind of an expert.

[That doesn't mean he's about to give too much away, though; he has to keep Atlantis and Kida as safe as possible, after all.]

[finalfate]

Toot as much as you like. I consider myself an expert as well.

Let's start with the culture.

[And Ash has to keep Atlantis a secret. For his own sake and his mothers.]

[iswimprettygirl]

[To himself:] I highly doubt that...

A-ahem. That's... a pretty broad topic in of itself. There's the language, the communal way of living, the belief system, the familial units, the government system, and so on and so forth.

[finalfate]

[He heard that. And smirks.]

Pick whichever one you feel like talking about. I found their belief system rather interesting.

[iswimprettygirl]

Er, not to be rude or anything, but... if you already know about their belief system, why are you asking me?

[You do not add up, strange sir.

Frankly though, Milo doesn't believe this odd man could know a single thing about the lost empire under the sea, the Heart of Atlantis, how it's a living being, or how it interacts with the people. No one who survived the voyage there would dare tell of it. Simply, he can't help but wonder why someone would act as if they have knowledge that simply isn't available.]

[finalfate]

I like to hear about what other people think they've learned about Atlantis.

[Oh look, Acheron's not-so-subtle way of saying Milo is either a crackpot or doesn't know what he's talking about.]

[iswimprettygirl]

[Slowly:] I'm not starting to wonder if the place your thinking of was misnamed.

[Like the kindly gentleman up above pointed out.]

We're clearly interested in very different places.

[finalfate]

[Fine. This is Dear Mun, nobody can get his history here.]

It wasn't misnamed. I lived there for half of my life before it was destroyed in a goddesses fit of rage.

[iswimprettygirl]

...We are definitely talking about different places.

[finalfate]

Then if you would be so kind as to explain the differences.

[iswimprettygirl]

W-well, everything. I mean, that should be pretty obvious, right?

Atlantis was never "destroyed." Sure, some of it was submerged, but that's it.

[Well, there was the whole thing with Rourke that nearly destroyed it, but Milo sure as heck won't be going into any of that.]

[hellohihello]

...

Hi!

[iswimprettygirl]

[What]

...Hello...?

[jarvisconsole]

If I may ask, sir... [Jarvis being very polite despite being a hologram] I was informed that Atlantis was a myth.

[iswimprettygirl]

[what

what

Can Milo attempt to touch him? He's going to try anyways. Poor bloke's never seen a hologram before.]

Oh, no, no, no. See, that's what most people think, but it's actually real... a-and it has a living, thriving culture, even in this day and age.

[jarvisconsole]

[If he likes, he can materialize his proper avatar, which looks very human. (though he's still working on human facial expressions) But it's still unable to be touched, Milo's hand going right through, the light particles swirling in and out of place.]

Do you have proof of this? [Would Jarvis be able to find anything on Milo if he looked his face up in his database? Maybe his degrees or where he went to school?]

[iswimprettygirl]

My gosh... [All the same, he tries moving his hand through a few more times, amazed.]

I, er, yes, I do, actually. [To the handy dandy satchel, away~. He pulls out the Shepard's Journal and a necklace with a small, glowing crystal.] This is the only proof I have on me, I'm afraid.

[He holds it out for a moment before realizing that the man probably can't physically hold the objects.] Um... [Instead, he flips to a page with a diagram.] See, it says here how to find Atlantis; the entrance is essentially like the grease trap in your sink. If... you have a sink...

[AHEM.

And yes, Jarvis would find quite a bit of information on Milo. "1893- Milo Thatch graduates from Buford Beaumont High School. 1895- He accepts (and declines) admission to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Universities for advanced academic studies. 1896- begins a tenure at Oxford University, earning a double doctorate in Linguistic Theory and Dead Languages. 1903-1904- works as a Museum Linguist/Translator and Cartographic Restoration Expert in Washington D.C. 1909-1910- participates in an Academic Exchange Program, working in Paris at the Bibliotech National and the Prado Museum in Madrid."
Those are actual facts from the bonus features on the DVD.]

[jarvisconsole]

[Jarvis looks nonplussed, letting him stick his hand back and forth as many times as he wants through the hologram.]

[He looks to the journal, scanning it and reproducing the pages as holographic screens that pop up around him. The screens easily manipulated by humans, Mr. Stark uses them often.] How did you come by this journal?

[The crystal, however, is a little difficult to scan.] What is that? [Jarvis points to it.] I am unable to scan it. There is an unidentifiable energy signature.

[Got to love bonus features. Ah, good. Now he has a name to put with the face. This isn't a con artist by any means, he is a certified academic.]

[iswimprettygirl]

[If not for the screens, Milo might have continued to wave his hand back and forth.]

H-how... how are you doing that?

[He reaches out to touch one of the screens, though stops short, looking down at the necklace in his hand.]

Well, you see... it's a part of the heart of Atlantis. It's a power source, part of their deity, the spirit of their past, a part of them... I'm not entirely sure how to explain it.

[jarvisconsole]

[If he does touch the screen, he'll find he can pick it right out of the air. It doesn't have any weight or substance but it reacts to human motions like a hand picking it up.]

I am an 8th generation AI computer system. I am fully capable of cataloging 50 pages a second when it comes to archival books.

[iswimprettygirl]

Holy smokes...! [This is seriously the best thing since... since... the printing press! Milo might just have to keep turning it around; don't worry though, he can talk and be distracted at the same time.]

Cataloging, right, right... 50 is a good number-

[Mostly.]

W-wait, wait! A what now? A-a-and fifty pages a second?!

[jarvisconsole]

Within a 99.9% margin of error.

[Most were not used to interactive holoscreens so Milo's interest is not unusual.]

[iswimprettygirl]

[DFVBSDKVJBFDS.

Milo will let the screen go for the moment.]

So... what's a computer system? I-I mean, I know you just said you, are but... is that some sort of government term for something?

[jarvisconsole]

[Jarvis takes a moment to figure out what it is he's asking and realizes he needs clarification himself.]

Which would you like me to define? Computer, system, or artificial intelligence itself?

MY BEST SHOT? **YOU BETCHA.**

[atlantean]

I think we have fit into a box before, but it was my mundane's "musebox".

Very little of it makes sense to me. [ Haha, museboxes, the hardest thing to explain to anyone ever. ] But another Atlantis?

<3<3<3

[iswimprettygirl]

Funny, I don't remember that... but trust me, I'm just as confused as you are.

[...Wait a second.]

Kida! Wh-what are you doing out here?

[Not that he isn't happy to see you; he's thrilled! However, he's also concerned, hearing talk about a lack of free will in these parts.]

[atlantean]

Well. Not you specifically. You, but a different you. You----nevermind.

I am greeting you on behalf of my mundane. What does it look like I am doing?

[ Come on Milo you were asking for that. ]

[iswimprettygirl]

A different me?

[What what what]

I don't know, walking around a place that's probably horribly dangerous with people pulling strings who can't be fought off? How long have you been here?

[He's allowed to worry, okay?]

1/2

[atlantean]

[ HAVE AN INCREDULOUS LOOK, SIR. DANGEROUS? REALLY? LOOK AT HER. ]

2/2

[atlantean]

If I tell you, you will not like the answer.

[ No seriously she's not kidding. ]


Yes. Another you. There have been a few 'you's. All of them, one in the same.

[ It'll make sense eventually. ]

[iswimprettygirl]

So... let me get this straight. If it happened, I could technically talk with myself?

[Not sure if want.]

I guess another Atlantis might not be that far fetched if that's true...

[atlantean]

[ That was quick! ]

Technically.

I have spoken with myself on several occasions, as well as you.

Which is why I am curious. What kind of Atlantis, what is so different?

[iswimprettygirl]

G-gosh... this place is really something else, then. H-how many of me have you met again?

[And goes against all logic. Milo doesn't much like it.]

I'm not entirely sure what this "other Atlantis" is all about. Mundane won't exactly tell me anything... something about it being a surprise. I have a feeling it won't be a "happy birthday" kind of surprise.

[DINOSAURS, KIDA. DINOSAURS.]