[ Lucy is correct. Gilgamesh was exactly the opposite of herself in terms of what aspects of Magisteria were perplexing or alien to his own experiences and way of thinking. The sides to the city and world that she found most foreign and complex were the most akin to his backyard. But the sides of the world that he found perplexing? She seemed better equipped to deal with. So hopefully, between the two of them, there could be something of a balance. Mastery of various terrains, as it were.
In any case, Gilgamesh lets himself be led along. In much the same way Lucy is taken with the city's magic, Gilgamesh finds the manifestations of advanced technology to be enchanting -- especially the visual or aural variety, such as the holograms. He might be an ancient king, but there was something about the concept of a virtual world which spoke to a sort of societal abundance and a theory of progress that pleased him, as one who was born in ancient times and had clairvoyant visions of humanity progressing beyond his gardens and into the stars. He was a born adventurer, a supporter of treasure seeking and progress. ]
Hm... yes, when I consider it, there are many similarities between the magic of this world and my own.
However... well, as you are aware, I was a very early ruler, the first King and hero in humanity's lore. As such, as I was born in what was called the Age of Gods. It was a time when the air itself was far more saturated with magical energy, leading to the possibility of incredible feats of sorcery and interaction with legendary creatures. In my era, gods and goddesses, fantastic beasts... could still interact with humans.
[ he has to wonder whether Lucy's world had any version of his legend. was she, too, from a version of Earth in which he had been an ancient hero? overall, it was confusing as to whether the Otherworlders shared any version of his history or not. surely, some of them must. ]
But eventually, the Age of Gods gave way to the Age of Man, the decline of divine influence. Human civilization, science and reason, became prominent instead. Among humans, magic became confined to certain families with crests and circuits -- those mongrel "mage societies." [ he's not a huge fan, despite being, well, technically a mage, in this form. ] Secretive, underground societies co-existing alongside humans. To most, magic was a fiction. Fairies, Undead Apostles, phantasmal beasts... yes, they exist, especially in places with high concentrations of magic, but after the Age of Gods, many existed on the Reverse Side of the World, apart from the eyes of ordinary humans.
[ and he pauses because, well... not that he is trying to overwhelm Lucy (although all he just said was Probably a Lot, but ya grrl did ask...), but all this talk really has the wheels churning in his head now, considering how different/similar Magisteria might be. Gilgamesh shakes his head, thinking now about the two. ]
How is Magisteria different from my world -- what I just described?
As to that... I am still ascertaining. [ and he is on the tech path, so he was not among the Otherworlders who have really been asking questions of the spirits. ] From what I can gather, magic does seem to be associated with antiquity in this world, as it was in mine, whereas, likewise, technology is associated with futurism and progress.
But whether magic was once more abundant in the past, whether this world's deities were once more engaged with the goings-on of humans and then something like the "Age of Man" happened... I cannot yet say.
Without knowing more, it certainly seems that fantastic beings have continued to co-exist alongside "ordinary" humans far more so than was the case in my world, suggesting that even if Magisteria had something like an Age of the Gods and an Age of Man, the division was far less stark than in my world. Though I think it would be worth further exploring this tension between the two groups that we have been given to understand plays a role in defining life in this city. If indeed it is like my world, with technology poising itself to supersede magic... then that might go some way towards explaining that tension in the first of places.
[ but that's just conjecture. in Magisteria, at least, magic and those who practiced it did not seem nearly so inclined to step aside; the races and beings associated with it, their traditions, seemed to hold far more steadfast, but perhaps, if the worlds were at all alike, this anxiety might inform some of the attitudes of the one towards the other. ]
i apologize in advance for all the... fate/-isms but loool, She Did Ask
In any case, Gilgamesh lets himself be led along. In much the same way Lucy is taken with the city's magic, Gilgamesh finds the manifestations of advanced technology to be enchanting -- especially the visual or aural variety, such as the holograms. He might be an ancient king, but there was something about the concept of a virtual world which spoke to a sort of societal abundance and a theory of progress that pleased him, as one who was born in ancient times and had clairvoyant visions of humanity progressing beyond his gardens and into the stars. He was a born adventurer, a supporter of treasure seeking and progress. ]
Hm... yes, when I consider it, there are many similarities between the magic of this world and my own.
However... well, as you are aware, I was a very early ruler, the first King and hero in humanity's lore. As such, as I was born in what was called the Age of Gods. It was a time when the air itself was far more saturated with magical energy, leading to the possibility of incredible feats of sorcery and interaction with legendary creatures. In my era, gods and goddesses, fantastic beasts... could still interact with humans.
[ he has to wonder whether Lucy's world had any version of his legend. was she, too, from a version of Earth in which he had been an ancient hero? overall, it was confusing as to whether the Otherworlders shared any version of his history or not. surely, some of them must. ]
But eventually, the Age of Gods gave way to the Age of Man, the decline of divine influence. Human civilization, science and reason, became prominent instead. Among humans, magic became confined to certain families with crests and circuits -- those mongrel "mage societies." [ he's not a huge fan, despite being, well, technically a mage, in this form. ] Secretive, underground societies co-existing alongside humans. To most, magic was a fiction. Fairies, Undead Apostles, phantasmal beasts... yes, they exist, especially in places with high concentrations of magic, but after the Age of Gods, many existed on the Reverse Side of the World, apart from the eyes of ordinary humans.
[ and he pauses because, well... not that he is trying to overwhelm Lucy (although all he just said was Probably a Lot, but ya grrl did ask...), but all this talk really has the wheels churning in his head now, considering how different/similar Magisteria might be. Gilgamesh shakes his head, thinking now about the two. ]
How is Magisteria different from my world -- what I just described?
As to that... I am still ascertaining. [ and he is on the tech path, so he was not among the Otherworlders who have really been asking questions of the spirits. ] From what I can gather, magic does seem to be associated with antiquity in this world, as it was in mine, whereas, likewise, technology is associated with futurism and progress.
But whether magic was once more abundant in the past, whether this world's deities were once more engaged with the goings-on of humans and then something like the "Age of Man" happened... I cannot yet say.
Without knowing more, it certainly seems that fantastic beings have continued to co-exist alongside "ordinary" humans far more so than was the case in my world, suggesting that even if Magisteria had something like an Age of the Gods and an Age of Man, the division was far less stark than in my world. Though I think it would be worth further exploring this tension between the two groups that we have been given to understand plays a role in defining life in this city. If indeed it is like my world, with technology poising itself to supersede magic... then that might go some way towards explaining that tension in the first of places.
[ but that's just conjecture. in Magisteria, at least, magic and those who practiced it did not seem nearly so inclined to step aside; the races and beings associated with it, their traditions, seemed to hold far more steadfast, but perhaps, if the worlds were at all alike, this anxiety might inform some of the attitudes of the one towards the other. ]