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[true_renaissance_man]

[Video/Action Traverse Town]

Aha! And what is this!?

[The video pans upward to see an oddly renaissance clad man halfway up on of the light pole in Traverse town as the poor moogle down below looks up at him with a very tired looking expression on its face. ]

Please, sir, come down... kupo. I have a lot to tel--

[But the man investigating the pole isn't paying the little creature any attention.]

Can you imagine?! It's casting light but there is no fire! Fascinating!

[Just when it looks like he might come down from there and pay attention something else catches his eye. ]

Oh... and this...!

[He rushes over to the source of his new fascination leaving the moogle to chase along behind him. ]

Mr. Da Vinci, please, kupo!

[Again, sadly the calls of the creature go unanswered because something far more interesting has presented itself. A large sign looms ahead boldly proclaiming this to be an 'Item Shop'. ]

It glows but... how can it?

[Leonardo places a hand on the sign only to quickly remove it again.]

Hot like fire but, without fire. What could cause it to cast light like this...?

[One Leonardo Da Vinci has just discovered electricity and he is utterly amazed by it. ]

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[olympian_herald]

[As someone who also gave the moogles a headache when he arrived.. Hermes's attention is drawn to the excitable character. Zipping over to Da vinci, he hovered in the air and called out to him]

I dig where you're coming from, babe. We don't exactly have lights like this where I come from either.

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[true_renaissance_man]

Che spettacolo!

[(What a show!)
Leonardo took a step away before searching the flying blue man for some sign of... ]

An ingegno?

[(complex theatrical machine)]

I'm sorry, Messer. Whoever designed your ingegno must be very accomplished. I can't see any sign of the wires at all!

[You sir, are flying without wires. There had to be a machine behind it? ]

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[mean_girls_rule]

What in all the realms, do you think you're doing?

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[true_renaissance_man]

The realms? Aah... forgive me, you must think I have gone quite mad.

[Leonardo sheepishly placed a hand behind his head and chuckled a bit nervously under his breath. ]

Perhaps I have...

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[aka_catherine]

[Did someone say Da Vinci?]

[aka_catherine]

[As in Leonardo da Vinci?]

[aka_catherine]

[THE Leonardo da Vinci?]

I am so sorry XD

[aka_catherine]

[... But that wasn't possible was it?]

[aka_catherine]

[Who was she trying to kid? It was entirely possible here!]

[aka_catherine]

[Leonardo Da Vinci! The inventor, painter, mathematician.. you name it he dabbled in it Da Vinci?! A man whose thirst for knowledge was equal.... only to her own?! The possibilities delighted her. Could another genius truly have made their way not only through the darkness but through time as well?!]

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[aka_catherine]

[But wait... shouldn't she say something and find out for sure... who the man was? Plus... she'd been doing nothing but making strange gestures and expressions on the camera feed....]

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[aka_catherine]

Well some of the lights are electric and the others are due to accelerating the electrons in a variety of otherwise inert gases.

[The answer was insufficient for her standards... but damn it! She wanted to know who this was!]

Who might you be~?

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[gunnerbrat]

[ Is that seriously Leonardo Da Vinci? These worlds just get better and better.]

The technology here is amazing, isn't it?

[ This is awesome!]

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[true_renaissance_man]

Si, it's absolutely remarkable! This is by far the more complex dream I have even experienced! I only hope I can remember all of it when I wake up, imagine the machines I could make from this!

[He is thrilled but is still fairly certain he is either dreaming or crazy... ]

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[caseofthetruth]

[Naoto was about to reply when she heard the name Da Vinci. This caused her to pause for thought while she took in this information. Da Vinci. Sure she was from Japan, but she at least knew her history if other countries, after all some of the books she read weren't originally from Japan.

It took her a moment or two to be able to process everything in her mind and to keep as calm and collected as possible. Who would have thought that she would ever see someone from history. It was really an amazing thing to behold.]

I... [Too late he touched the sign.] wouldn't of touched that. Lights when left on for too long can grow very hot.

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[true_renaissance_man]

[Fortunately he did leave his hand on the light only long enough to register that it was hot and not long enough to sustain a more serious burn. ]

Ahi!

[(Hot!)
He retreated, while trying to shake the heat from his hand... ]

So I noticed... Just like the sun must be. Remarkable!

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

You're acting like you've never seen a light bulb before.

[Why would you be confused?]

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[true_renaissance_man]

A 'lightbulb' you say? No, I have not!

There are so many wondrous things here. Like this machine!

[He indicated the device he was speaking to her through. ]

I have no idea what this could be and yet it has allowed me to speak to so many people.

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[mynameisallen]

[A young white haired boy appears on the feed with a tiny Golden gollum resting among it.]

I never really thought about why it does the things it does. But it is very useful, isn't it?

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[true_renaissance_man]

[OO! There was a striking young man. White hair was not very common at all where he came from.]

Si, I can see how it would be. You would be able to have light inside at night without worrying about the fumes or the possibility of fire.

[He could be a quick study. ]

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[offrillsandswords]

[Since the unfortunate incident at Atlantica, Lizzie was still embarrassed by it all, but thankfully she still went and greet all new arrivals like normal, even when she was travelling back from a world.]

Hello, you must be new. [She guesses by the fact that you are amazed by the lights and that you are in Traverse Town.]

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[true_renaissance_man]

[Ah, Leonardo missed that incident unfortunately. He too, would likely have been shocked by that however.

The painter stopped his investigations long enough to reach again for the small near magical device that allowed him to speak to others as if they were standing right there next to him.]

Ah! Quite new to this dream world.

[Though he is not sure the action would be properly seen by the young girl he bowed quite politely. ]

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, at your service my lady.

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[knowledgephilia]

'Light', or visible light, as it's considered is caused by energy or the release of it. In this case, a light-bulb contains a very thin filament of metal; preferably tungsten, that when a certain current of electricity is introduced upon it, it glows radiating heat. The light is caused by the 'excited state' of the metals composition.

[S-Sorry. She can't leave a question unanswered.]

What did you say your name was, again?

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[true_renaissance_man]

You seem very knowledgeable on this subject, signorina.

[Unfortunately she explained it with things he didn't understand. Electricity? What? Still it did sound impressive!]

Ah, forgive me! Where are my manners? I am Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci.

[This is said with a polite nod of his head though again... would she see that through this strange machine? ]

And yourself signorina?

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[albinoidiot]

Man, if you're this excited over a light-bulb, wait till you find a glow stick. Nice threads. Who are you supposed to be dressed like, Christopher Columbus?

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[true_renaissance_man]

Glow stick?

[Mmm... a stick that glows... What a novelty that would be.]

I'm sorry, sir, I am afraid I have no idea who this Christopher Columbus might be. I am Leonardo da Vinci, currently residing in Venezia...

[Looking around at his surroundings.]

Or at least I was until a little while ago.

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[darkerearth]

...Are you doing okay? Did you hit your head or something when you arrived?

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[true_renaissance_man]

Did I hit my head?

[He actually rubs his head as if checking for a sore spot. All of this was a lot to take in. ]

No, I don't think so. I did just 'wake up' here, so perhaps... If this is a dream there would be no other explanation necessary for it.

[Clearly all of this is too wondrous to be real!]

[wavesinherheart]

Did anyone answer your question yet?

[true_renaissance_man]

Ah, si, grazie signorina. Several people have been explaining the fireless lanterns to me.

[(Ah, yes, thank you young lady.)]

But perhaps... if it would not be too much to ask, you could tell me the name of this fantastical city?

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[blitz_acing]

If you think that's interesting, you should see the lights that change color.

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[true_renaissance_man]

There are lights here in white and green, you are saying there are some that can shift between those two colors as well?