Legend

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Do you mean you are actively guaranteeing it by some capability, or you know that they will not harm us without your intervention? I am curious as to your talents, beyond what is no doubt prodigious research ability. And skillfully dodging questions.

@PentagonWhite

Some of both. My sister is protecting us significantly more than I.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Very true, and only becoming more and more apparent as we talk. Forgive me, if I'm being more than a little workmanlike in our acquaintance: I'm a little afraid that, whoever is out there, trying to kill each other, will cut out rendezvous short. It wouldn't be the first time two unaccountably high-wattage individuals might end a fruitful acquaintance, and I'm afraid I'm still recovering from my last brush with violence.

*I trace a line across my neck with a genteel wink.*

Decapitation. The new body's wonderful, but neither my wallet nor my motor skills have emerged without temporary, superficial damage.

@PentagonWhite

I see. They will not harm us; I can guarantee that.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

I never asked if it was or not. You'll forgive me if I decide to wait to decide for myself, though.

@PentagonWhite

The information was free. I am more than a Q and A device.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Yours seems a lot less useful to my purposes, I think I'll continue to use my own. I need to analyze information, and be able to communicate the differences between societies back to the Hierophany, by Mandate. Having the word successful help me there would be very helpful.

@PentagonWhite

This is not a society, unfortunately.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Oh, I'd certainly say so. I've always thought a society is successful if the people who make it up consider it so, consider their lives satisfactory and sit high on any given hierarchy of needs. The Hierophany's citizens consider it successful, in large part, and are happy with the way of things. There are richer societies, more healthy, less violent or more egalitarian societies, but it passes my judgments even excepting my adherence to the Faith.

@PentagonWhite

A society is often considered successful until it fails, in which case the model is considered a failure. Because of this, it would take an infinite amount of time to qualify as successful, hence, no societies truly being successful. Of course, I will not impose that definition on your sense of a successful society.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Is being unusual a good or a bad thing? Both in general, and in this case in particular, I mean. In the Hierophany, it's almost sinful: the Hierophant demands the service and loyalty of all those striving to create a New Jerusalem, to not fit into his design is to go against Sacrifice, Agonist and Itinerant. It's been a pleasure, to learn that this is not the necessary arrangement of successful societies. But now I'm rambling, aren't I?

@PentagonWhite

Perhaps. Regardless, it holds no positive or negative connotations; it is a neutral quality. A scalar, if you will. Regardless, is any society truly "successful?"

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Of course, I just wanted to get the numbers and didn't want to have to find the equation. I did, though it's observational and not derived. I ran the numbers, she expended approximately 700 megatons of TNT if the planet is similar in crust composition to the Earth.

@PentagonWhite

Oh, what fun.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Oh I see, being exceptional runs in the family. I doubt I could boast either of my parents would be much suited for a place like this.

*I cast my eyes about, admiring the scenery.*

There's not enough gold. Or slaves. And it's far too festive, even leaving out the violence.

@PentagonWhite

*Nods*
Fair enough. They happen to fall under the category of "unusual" rather than "exceptional," though I suppose the latter still applies.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Ah, I meant energy imparted to the thing in which the crater is made, not to the energy imparted to the impacter. I take it the answer is 'no', in either case. Don't worry, the math isn't that cumbersome.

@PentagonWhite

Either way, the value will be high. It comes down to my most powerful regular character versus his strongest villain.

Myriad Reality

@Legend

Ah, splendid. And congratulations, of course. I can't say I've ever been so lucky. I take it-

*I am interrupted by the tremors of the catastrophic impact that caused the mile-wide crater. The serendipity of the noise and feeling add to the jovial look*

-take it you've not brought them, to such an active milieu.

@PentagonWhite

I would not be opposed to it. They are both arguably more fit to thrive in this sort of environment than I.