ask_nicely | Certification

It turns out that Adana's space station is not in Bartalamos' jurisdiction. She wouldn't be inclined to care much, except that means that in her new jurisdiction, she does not have a license. Since she is very much a summoner, and would not like to be an illegal summoner - she will take their test. She's fortunate in the fact that this particular government plays fair with foreigners that have summoner's licenses. She does not have to go through the grueling paperwork process, or wait ages in line, or take a test she knows all of the answers to, anyway.

What she does need to do, though, is demonstrate a capability to summon and bind a daeva, securely. Their definition of secure is different from hers. Theirs involves binding a daeva to two phrases and a task. This isn't the kind of thing Adana likes to do to her summons. It's mean, and it feels like she's reducing them to being less than people. There is one that she knows of that's used to it, at least. She doesn't know if that makes it worse, or better. So she will ask, first.

This circle is quite a bit neater than the last one, and is missing the 'no talking' clause. Calling friendly neighborhood demon, want to get summoned?

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ask_nicely

"Yes. Also probably an actual house in the solar system, if you want it. I couldn't buy it for you, but I could help you pick a nice place to put it and look on approvingly when you make it."

From:

from_scratch

"Help with the real estate choice and approving likes are all I would need."

From:

ask_nicely

"Yeah," she snickers. "I bet."

From:

from_scratch

"Sounds fun. Anything I should know up front? Is your brother going to assume that you're putting on a brave face to cover up a botched summon and that I have been ravishing you behind closed doors and decide to attack me? Are you an internationally wanted jewel thief?"

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ask_nicely

Adana blushes at the 'ravishing' bit. "H-He would believe me if I told him I'm not. Kind of a terrible, terrible liar, if you hadn't noticed earlier, I literally cannot lie to save my life. Internationally wanted jewel thief, no, I do my best to obey laws. I got a speeding ticket once, does that count?"

From:

from_scratch

"Nah, I'm not gonna ding you for speeding."

From:

ask_nicely

"So do you still want the job of following me around and making sure that no one sticks a killswitch in my head while helping me fix the world?"

From:

from_scratch

"Yes. You want a resume?"

From:

ask_nicely

"No, since I'm still worried about summoning other demons, so you're not replaceable, but if you have suggestions for things to do, I'd love to hear them."

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From:

from_scratch

"I wanna terraform Mars. Unless someone got around to it in the last four years and I didn't catch the news."

From:

ask_nicely

"... Ooo! Yeah, no one's gotten around to it yet. That's a good idea, the colonies there would love us."

From:

from_scratch

Cam grins. "I'd do Luna but I don't think it'll hold atmo."

From:

ask_nicely

"Probably not. I mean, maybe it you did complicated things with physics and mini black holes, but... It would be a headache."

From:

from_scratch

"Yeah, and I'd be worried about misjudging the black hole and sucking the entire moon into it."

From:

ask_nicely

"Yeah, that would be very bad. Mars is doable, though. If you want to help Luna you can probably encase all of it in glass or something, then put an atmosphere inside it."

From:

from_scratch

"I think that would make coming and going kind of tricky."

From:

ask_nicely

"Not if you do it right and put airlocks in place," says Adana serenely. "But that would require coordination with the colonies and would be a pain."

From:

from_scratch

"Yes. So perhaps a project after I give Mars lots of air and freshwater oceans with exceedingly stupid fish in them and topsoil and grass. I will walk around trailing ecosystem like that personification of Spring in one of the Fantasias. ...Possibly before your time."

From:

ask_nicely

"A bit, sorry. I am old fashioned due to hanging out with daevas, but I haven't seen everything from a century or two ago. But it sounds nice and I would be happy to come along and watch you be a personification of Spring!"

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from_scratch

"And maybe help me with the research on what kinds of critters are necessary so the plants don't die. I can make simple critters, although if you want proper mammals and birds you're going to have to import them, demons can't do minds even that complicated and I imagine they wouldn't know how to breed or something inconvenient like that."

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ask_nicely

"I will be happy to help with research on creating a stable ecosystem," she promises, snuggling a little. "We'll see how viable importing animals is, it might not be worth the trouble."