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As Avi finished talking about his background, Scarlet interjected with a joke about Pierce Brosnan playing him in a movie. A small smile formed on Avi’s face at the thought of being compared to the suave, good looking Brit. And speaking of Brits, Morgana then revealed her background, also being from the UK. She also revealed that she dealt more with the academic study of magic then its operational use. Avi was impressed with her skills, recognizing the disparity in magical aptitude between her and himself.

But Avi’s admiration was interrupted by Faye answering his question. Apparently the fairies were still on Earth, just outside the reach of the more mundane races. Avi was aware that there were places where magic flowed that most couldn’t reach. He thought of the wand in his jacket. It was said to be taken from the world tree Yggdrasil, as apparently one could reach the world tree from somewhere here on Earth. Faye then spoke of the corruption in the magic of this world that came from the Shattering.

[colour=#FF47C8]“I have heard stories of something corrupting this world’s magic. Some colleagues of mine who are more in tune with that kind of thing have said that energy from the Shattering had messed up the world pretty bad,”[/colour] added Avi.

It was then that the food arrived, an Elf waitress placing a large plate of schnitzel in front of him. The half-elf immediately felt his stomach rumble at the sight of the German food. He hadn’t had a good meal since leaving Canada, only terrible airline food and random snacks here in Frankfurt. Avi then immediately began to eat his meal, unconsciously eating at a faster rate then was probably proper form at a public gathering. But Avi couldn’t help himself after having a first bite. This schnitzel was a good deal better than the one he was used to at Oktoberfest back in his hometown. Avi only paused when Amanda made a comment about how hungry everyone was.

The android then asked them to explain food and mentioned an augmentation that would allow her to eat food. As Avi wondered how best to explain eating, Morgana asked a question that had been burning in Avi’s mind. Why was he on this assignment? Why was any of them? Amanda paused before answering. Apparently HQ has an advanced algorithm in a super computer that assesses agents’ operational value and possible future operational value. Avi had heard of this kind of concept before, but only really in Sci-Fi novels. But in those books it was usually a bad thing leading to a dystopia in which every one is given a role. While Avi didn’t think that this technology would lead to that future, it did present some ethical questions that Avi would need to spend more time think it over.

Avi decided not to continue musing over the implications of the algorithm, instead watching Faye attempt to explain the bockwurst, before jumping in himself, [colour=#FF47C8]“I would say that you at least try eating Amanda. Take what I got, the hunter’s schnitzel. It has a crisp from the breaded pork, and a nice savory and earthy taste from the mushroom gravy. But those words probably don’t mean anything to you. I guess you just need to try it out. I mean you could remove the augmentation if you wanted, right? If somehow you just despise eating.”[/colour]

Scarlet then had a question about her status as a mercenary. It did present another issue to Avi if none OMR agents were included in the algorithm. If someone loaded everyone in the world into the algorithm, that could lead to some troubling conclusions. As Avi finished his schnitzel and downed his German lager, he was tempted to ask about the reach of this program. But he caught his tongue, waiting till he knew more before raising any issue.

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