[video][Backdated to the arrival of the pets]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea appears on the comm, holding what  seems to be a small, vaguely  humanoid-looking fireball in his hands. He looks somewhat disgruntled and a bit tired. The critter itself seems content with the situation, though, making little 'chrrring' noises every so often.]

Anybody here know how to house train one of these little firebugs? Cause as it is, he's ruined two rugs, one of my t-shirts, and very nearly set the couch on fire. 

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[10_20_15_5_50]

[From the hall:]

Cool. I don't want to be snoopy, but I'm curious...

[And as Sam returns:]

...and for a lot of our hang-out time the topic of food eclipses all others.

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Le chuckles.]

That's true. Not that food is a bad topic, but still...

Anyway, what would you like to know?

[10_20_15_5_50]

We'll just chalk it up to what our ages average out to, with Hiro and Jendayi's.

[Sam shrugs.]

Oh, lots of stuff. Liiike... what would you say are its outstanding features? It's Radiant Garden, right? Is magic an open thing there? What's the tech level like?

[hotheadwarmheart]

Gardens, unsurprisingly enough. And fountains; the city's water fixtures and stonework were something of a point of pride. And there were lots of flower gardens; most everyone had at least a window box.

And technology and certain varieties of magic kind of went hand in hand there; I was surprised to find out how uncommon that was when I got out into the wider World. Harnessed fire magic for cooking and heating, harnessed blizzard magic for refrigeration and air conditioning, harnessed water and thunder magic providing the city with hydro-electric power...

We had our king, Ansem the Wise, to thank for that. He was a great sage, and promoted the study and development of both magic and technology for everyone's good. It was the other side of magic that got us all into trouble, though.