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[scienceofthearcane]

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You have reached Viktor. I'm sorry I can't receive your message right now. But if you leave it for me here, I'll return it as soon as I can.

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[spktr]

[sent a couple days after receiving the intriguing tablet gift from Viktor]

I've been so curious about this gift you sent me over the holidays, and I can't stop thinking of all the possibilities! Is this for a project you're working on? Is there more I should know? I'm buzzing to help however I can!

Also - thank you, of course!

[scienceofthearcane]

While I do have plans for the directory that you were going to fill it involves someone else and someone else's lab so I can't talk too much about that part. What I can say is that filling in as many of the stories from across the interconnected universe - a multiverse if you will - as possible will allow us to start numbering the different worlds. Numbering them is a solid first step to being able to travel in the multiverse.

[spktr]

The multiverse is a concept that's been discussed where I come from too. I'm not sure of the science behind it or how it works, but it's certainly been theorised plenty.

Is there a reason you're putting this together in the first place? Or is that top secret?

[scienceofthearcane]

We know that it is possible for alternate universes to meet and intersect, Folmore is proof of that. Young Peter Parker explained why he called Folkmore a Nexus World. Which means there is more than one of them. My colleague is building a device that would facilitate matter going from one universe to another. I do not know if that would mean a living human.

If the ideas of one universe could be implemented in a completely different universe, imagine the possibilities. The knowledge that could pass between them could save thousands. Or it could mean protecting a single important person. Even simpler things like the arts could become distributed far and wide in more than just one universe.

[ It could be absolutely wonderful...or it could be a horrific Pandora's Box. ]

Since it involves one reality interacting with another it would have to be something that's done with just energy. In the world that I am from there are two things that can be perceived by us humans but is still able to be in many universes at the same time. We call it the Arcane but it's really just a kind of magical energy. The catch is it could be incredibly dangerous if the wrong person used it. The whole planet of Runeterra, where I am from, was very nearly destroyed by it in the past.

[spktr]

You're right, it would be incredible if possible, though I imagine it would take plenty of testing, trial, and error.

I wonder if Thirteen would let it happen too. It would have to bypass her magic here, wouldn't it?

[scienceofthearcane]

That is why we would need exact coordinates. I am aware it would be something that would be a long-term project to sift through the stories of the many representatives from different worlds, and I do hope to involve Thirteen at some point.

[spktr]

I do so enjoy learning about different worlds though, so I'm happy to help however I can. There are already so many I've heard about over the past... almost two years.

[scienceofthearcane]

Yes, I know you do. You seemed the ideal candidate for this research

[spktr]

I'm grateful you thought of me. I'm not great with all the sciencey bits but I know you've got that part more than covered. Tedious research is my favourite!

[he's not even being sarcastic]