delta v over delta t when there is no t

[ertia]

In a bar, there is a girl.

She looks like she has saved up all of her decadent and slothful impulses for a solid decade and is indulging them all at once. She is sprawled on a couch with a book she's only half-reading, and an ice cream sundae, and smiiiiiiling.

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[no_return]

Jewel grins.

[ertia]

"I am impressed with the discernment of your whimsy," Kithabel remarks to Sherlock. "It's possible, though, that we can't actually omnipotence you, Jewel - requires a certain compatibility with a person who wants to at least temporarily turn into a dragon, installing the omnipotence has some mind-affecting effects that I predict may not bother you at all but might disturb candidate dragons, and I suspect that my omnipotence doesn't reach as far as determining dragon-compatibility in a foreign magic system so we'd be crossing our fingers and hoping a resurrected unicorn can do it. Maybe I can just open the door to that world and ask a unicorn if that's possible at all first."

[sicaria]

(Sherlock smiles.)

[first_and_final]

"Seems reasonable. Let's consult a unicorn."

[ertia]

Kithabel goes and stares down the door and pulls on it. Be that world with the unicorns because she says so, c'mon.

Hello, that world with the unicorns. She sticks her head out and looks around for unicorns in case the Wild Magic has anticipated her visit or something.

[speak_softly]

Instead of unicorns, there is this elf!

"I See you," she says to Kithabel.

[ertia]

"...I see you too. I need a unicorn, is there a unicorn handy or should I go find one?"

[speak_softly]

"That may depend on the purpose for which you need a unicorn," says the elf.

[ertia]

"I need to ask one whether unicorns can determine in advance whether and with whom someone is capable of Dragonbonding."

[speak_softly]

"If this need is urgent on the scale of the fate of worlds, you may expect a unicorn to be along shortly," she says. "Otherwise it is possible that you will have to find one yourself."

[ertia]

"Fate of worlds yes, but I'm not actually in a particular hurry."

[speak_softly]

"In that case I suppose it could go either way." She pauses consideringly, then adds, "My name is Rosheverel, Bonded to Saravasse."

[ertia]

"I'm Kithabel, Bonded to Milan over there," she aims a thumb over her shoulder.

[first_and_final]

Milan waves.

[speak_softly]

Rosheverel inclines her head, smiling slightly.

[ertia]

"I met Saravasse last time I was here. I don't know how long ago that was for you guys though."

[speak_softly]

"It has been a few years. The world of Thilanushinyel has been doing very well thanks to your help."

[ertia]

"I'm glad!"

[speak_softly]

She smiles.

[ertia]

C'monnnn unicorn. ...Eh.

Hey Liselen, it's me. Are you busy?

[pythbox]

Not very! Did you need something?

[ertia]

I need to know if unicorns can identify potentially Dragonbondable pairs of people. Ideally when neither party involved is a dragon yet.

[pythbox]

That sounds hard, but I'm not the Wild Magic...

Think think.

It says probably. Did you want to know this about someone in particular?

[ertia]

Yeah, found a world that probably needs ongoing babysitting and a person to omnipotenceify from it.

[pythbox]

Do you want to bring them in front of a unicorn and ask the Wild Magic about them?