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]

And Jewel looks into the dragon's brilliant green eyes.



"Wow, okay," he says, laughing. "Omnipotence. Cool."

[ertia]

"...You'll want to set up a thing so you only do stuff when you mean to."

[no_return]

"Wow, why was that not already a thing - yeah, got it."

[ertia]

"Good. It's not a problem for non-omnipotent sorcerers, by and large, because there's nonzero effort in adopting enough of a mental posture for any given effect and by the time they have massive amounts of momentum to throw around they've got decades of practice or more, but for new omnipotences it's a thing."

[no_return]

Shrug. "Okay, so I guess we all traipse back home and I take over the world now? Unless you still wanted to help?"

[ertia]

"I actually recommend hanging out here for a while learning things from Bar, who knows many things and might be able to give you useful otherworldly inspiration. But unless you want me along there's no point to bringing me home with you."

[no_return]

"I'm on board with useful otherworldly inspiration."

[ertia]

"Jewel and mysterious mental copies, meet Bar." Kithabel gestures at Bar.

Charmed napkins Bar.

[no_return]

"Hi! Got any advice for me?"

[alicornucopia]

You may need to be slightly more specific. I am a bar of many resources but after a certain point sorting through them for vague queries becomes intractable and I am many orders of magnitude past that point.

[no_return]

"Well, okay, what can you tell me about my world? Is it really just Panem or are there other people out there?"

[alicornucopia]

I do not have a supernaturally accurate census. Based on cuisine, published matter, and guesswork, it is possible that District 13 persists but unlikely that any other political entities stand.

[no_return]

"Okay. District 13, huh? That'll be fun," he muses.

[sicaria]

"Ah, yes. The nuclear district. Widely famed for its entertainment value."

[ertia]

"...Well, have fun with your omnipotence and your dragon and your Endarkened and your sarcastic consultant," says Kithabel. "Have a bead." She tosses him a bead. "Talk to it if you need me for something."

[no_return]

He catches it. "Thanks, I will."

[ertia]

"You're welcome! Fix up that world nice."

[no_return]

"That's the plan."

[first_and_final]

"Good luck," contributes Milan.

[ertia]

And now Kithabel and Milan can depart the main bar area, pass some time, and then go back to see if anybody new has cycled in and looks like they could use an omnipotent sorceress.