[ Ratio proceeds to redo the trick on his own food this time. Only when it's sufficiently warmed does he dig in, letting the meal seep into him and infuse him with life.
This relationship, he thinks in response to Aventurine's question. Had this never happened, he's certain they would have danced around their feelings for far longer, perhaps driving their own colleagues up the wall from the unspoken tension between them. Not to mention, once they finally confessed their feelings, their relationship would have had to be under tight wraps, as both were well-known figures in the interstellar community. They would not have had the freedom to express their love so openly.
But that's not what Aventurine is asking. As always, he's thinking like a businessman, focused on the profits, the cost and benefits. To that, Ratio answers. ]
For all that this planet appears to be primitive at times, they are advanced in other aspects. The technology they use to call upon Outsiders, for example. Its worth to the IPC would more than justify any resources spent on rebuilding this planet. In addition, if this is truly another universe, it has value as the first planet the IPC could use as a foothold to expand into an untapped market.
[ The truly religious fanatics of the IPC would be able to spread word of Qlipoth here as well, which would no doubt be appealing. There's even more benefits he can think of, many scientific in nature, and others... well. If a universe could be considered a closed system of energy, the ability to move matter between universes would change both irrevocably. And that would be out of Nous' ability to calculate. How would the Aeons react to a previously inaccessible area suddenly becoming a part of their domain? Or perhaps they wouldn't be able to. It's a thought he'd love to explore, but perhaps not now. ]
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This relationship, he thinks in response to Aventurine's question. Had this never happened, he's certain they would have danced around their feelings for far longer, perhaps driving their own colleagues up the wall from the unspoken tension between them. Not to mention, once they finally confessed their feelings, their relationship would have had to be under tight wraps, as both were well-known figures in the interstellar community. They would not have had the freedom to express their love so openly.
But that's not what Aventurine is asking. As always, he's thinking like a businessman, focused on the profits, the cost and benefits. To that, Ratio answers. ]
For all that this planet appears to be primitive at times, they are advanced in other aspects. The technology they use to call upon Outsiders, for example. Its worth to the IPC would more than justify any resources spent on rebuilding this planet. In addition, if this is truly another universe, it has value as the first planet the IPC could use as a foothold to expand into an untapped market.
[ The truly religious fanatics of the IPC would be able to spread word of Qlipoth here as well, which would no doubt be appealing. There's even more benefits he can think of, many scientific in nature, and others... well. If a universe could be considered a closed system of energy, the ability to move matter between universes would change both irrevocably. And that would be out of Nous' ability to calculate. How would the Aeons react to a previously inaccessible area suddenly becoming a part of their domain? Or perhaps they wouldn't be able to. It's a thought he'd love to explore, but perhaps not now. ]