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Michael S. Atkinson's avatar

See, I don't think I'd be brave enough to stick my arm through a tear in reality unless I was absolutely sure I knew what was on the other side, and even then I probably wouldn't for fear of it closing and tearing my arm off, but mad props to your character for trying.

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Simon K Jones's avatar

Ha, same here! Makes me think of that weird test in the Flash Gordon film where they have to put their hands into a nest of scorpion things. Or in Jaws when someone is half-in-half-out of the water. In fact, now I think about it, blind doorways have always freaked me out a bit.

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Mike Miller's avatar

Didn't bring it up last chapter, but I was wondering if someone "straddling" a portal could draw upon magic.

Yup.

Nice gag.

Also underscores fundamental differences between magic and other energies. An AI couldn't stand in Mid-Earth with a cable run into Max-Earth to recharge a simulant, could it?

Speaking of simulants, pretend I made a really good Red Dwarf reference here. Something about Justice World.

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Simon K Jones's avatar

Now I've got the image of Chris Barrie playing Justin stuck in my head.

And no, other forms of energy can't be easily transferred. Even communications are a bit of a faff, requiring physical transfer at the transit point.

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Mike Miller's avatar

Ok, but it's Chris Barrie as Hologram Ace Rimmer, cuz I don't think Justin is a prat and smeg-head..

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