Anniversary Event: Defying Fate

[eternitymods]

Who: Everyone
When: April 8th-11th
Where: Vaikuntha
What: The Heroes of Light relive the three days leading to the Apocalypse, again and again. With this come the chance for them to save the world, but also to explore opportunities otherwise out of reach. Will they find a way to save the world and prevent this terrible fate from coming true?
Warnings/Notes: Depends on the threads.

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[boomchucka]

Concerns about who the real Ramaa was were pushed to the side as Mogaruru mentioned a confirmed theory. Anyone in the first battle knew that their Melodies had made the issue with Bahamut a thousand times worse. The Melodies had in fact been entirely useless as even Selphie had been too shocked at the revelations to act appropriately. Even after the fact, there was still a lot of information being gained at an alarming rate.

It was too much to process all at once.

"Expected to hear here...?" Selphie questioned finally. "What do you mean?"

[eternitynpcs]

"Why, the theory of the Melodies of course! It's an old theory that's fallen out of fashion because no one's been able to scientifically demonstrate it. Until now, if what you say is true, kupo!" A cough. "Hrm. You see, when you say science a lot of people think about big things. Airships, space, dream width and whatnot. But what when you look at the other end of the spectrum? What is stuff made of?"

Mogaruru moved about excitedly, pulling a black board out and making a very basic drawing of an atom.

"Well, most people will reply atom. And to an extent that's true. But then, what are atoms made of? Quarks, of course!" Cue the drawing of a Quark, with an arrow pointing to the atom. "And what are quarks made of? No one know! Maybe they're the smallest particle? But here's the trick! Some otherworlder have come from worlds where they pretend atoms did not exist. Yet their worlds, if their world was to be believed, wasn't that different from ours! So surely there must be something in common between all the worlds, something that goes beyond atoms and quarks, Kupo!"

She erases the atom and quark, draws multiple circle all around the board, then have arrows point toward the middle with a '???'

"So rather what stuff is made of, the question really becomes: what is the smallest elementary particle? What can you trace all of existence back to, no matter the world or place?"

She then erases the ??? and instead draws a waving line.

"That's where the ancient theory that says the basic of all existence are the Melodies. It's a bit complex, so to make it simple. Imagine little strings that vibrate. Any slight variation in vibration change the nature of the string. Like when you have an instrument. You can do countless different sounds with a mere string on a guitar. When a lot of those string come together, they create the higher forms of particles mentioned before: quarks and then atoms. But then there are more strings, more instruments. All of those come together and form the source everything. That's what the Melodies are."

A pause.

"It is my belief magic does not exist. Or rather, it does, but you can explain it scientifically. That's why the theory of the Melodies is so fascinating! A lot of otherworlders speak of the magic in their homeworlds, but what if it's just skilled people who manipulate the Melodies to their advantage? They call it magic because they don't know better. Of course, that gift is always very weak... But if someone had a mean of truly controlling the Melodies, they could be a god! You could do anything. Change an inanimate rock into a tree, revive the dead, create a new world... Or destroy one."

[whirluendo_of_puns]

Kisegawa is no scientist, but she tries to follow Mogaruru's explanation nevertheless. This sounds like something they need to know.

"So, if I understand this correctly... The Melodies are unique patterns of vibrations that give form to the elementary particles comprising each world? And since even the smallest variation in those vibrations alters the shape of the particle, the number of ways in which worlds can be formed is practically infinite...

"In other words, no matter what a world is made of or what rules it operates under, it's ultimately shaped by and held together by the Melodies. Is that what you're saying?"

[boomchucka]

While Selphie appreciates the science lesson from Mogaruru, she's not entirely following the conversation from the frown on her face. The SeeD is trying to understand and gives silent thanks to Kisegawa for putting the pieces of the puzzle together in an easier to understand format. She nods along with the explanation but doesn't add anything to the conversation just yet.