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[Sato's clearly recording from somewhere high up, but exactly where isn't clear; the background is nothing but cavern ceiling.]

Hello, fellow residents of Hadriel. I'm Sato.

I'd hoped I'd have something more important to say the first time I posted anything publicly, but it turns out I just have a question for all of you.

You see, where I'm from, there's no such thing as magic. But I know that many of you are from places where it really does exist in one form or another. So to those of you out there, I'd really like to hear from you about how it works, who can learn it, and anything else you wouldn't mind sharing.

After all, with dragons flying around, this seems like as good a time as any to talk about the fantastical.

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[ It's kind of weird replying to a video with text, continuing to, but he's locked in now, and would rather keep his face unknown for the moment. Though his name's right there, given the ID.

This guy seems nice enough, but warm and inviting can only get him so far. ]

Sorry. I'm just broadening my horizons. I guess I'm wasting your time?

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[If he has nothing to share, that would be exactly right. But Sato has enough patience to at least try a little more.]

Oh, not at all. Why, if we all shared details of our respective times and places, maybe we'd find some common elements. For instance, my world has these things called video games... I hope that much is at least the same?

[Because honestly, all the people he's met from worlds without modern technology and games... it's downright disappointing, is what it is.]

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[ Here's the thing that works against Uryuu: he loved his grandfather.

This guy doesn't look much like him, but while with anyone else he might have quickly lost interest in a conversation comparing things like video games between worlds, he can't help but humor a nice seeming old man. ]

Yes, though I don't know about hoping for us both to have seen video games. It might be easier to ask if we're both from Earth and what time period.

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I'm not sure that everyone would even know what you meant by 'Earth', so I figuring it would be worth asking in terms of modern technology. But yes, I would be from Earth, 2013. [They haven't really had a proper introduction, but he squints at the screen to make out the name attached to the messages.] Ishida... I don't suppose you're from Japan as well?

[And let's be fair, he's using the name 'Sato', literally the most common last name in Japan, so drawing the comparison there seems natural as well. Of course in his case, there's no first name attached... ]

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Right. I'm getting used to that. Yes, Japan.

[ "As well" is the least surprising thing with that last name, yeah. The lack of a first name doesn't bother him, either. With so many Westerners (or... other worlders????), there's a high chance of a first name getting used, which would be bad enough, but throw in no honorific? ]