first ⚡ a topic on summoning

[ramuhs]

Type: Text
Sender ID: ramuhs
To: General public
Subject: Summoning other creatures and people
Warnings: None except maybe FFXVI spoilers in their respective threads?

[// PUBLIC PORTION //]
A curious question to my fellow riftfarers — to those who are capable of "summoning" or calling upon powerful beings or even people, how does it work in your world? Any particular requirements? Contracts?

And have you any luck doing so while here? Any changes you've discovered?

[This is a general broadcast type post, so anyone can threadhop if they'd like to swap stories or anything! Cid will be reading everything...with very keen interest.]

[// PRIVATE TO FFXVI CAST //]

In case you're wondering what this is about, while on that ghost ship a girl somehow managed to summon me from a rock she had—materia she called it. She also knew about Ramuh and some of the other Eikons from our world.

Given there was no warning and that she might not be the only one, thought I should give everyone a heads up. For now I'll be trying some tests with her to see how it works and will share the results.

Comments

[empyrean_mirror]

Haa. Well, I'm sure the gods themselves differ between worlds, so it's not much of a matter for debate, huh? What's true in one world won't be true in another...

...And it's really not my place to convince someone what to believe in, right?

[ramuhs]

[A light chuckle.]

Very much so.

But it seems we've gotten off topic again.

[empyrean_mirror]

Isn't that just how discussions between scholars go?

[Kaveh shrugs a little bit, unashamed.]

I suppose to track all the way back--Mehrak isn't the same as some other things I've seen summoned. A friend of mine told me about a stuffed animal that throws explosives.

[ramuhs]

A stuffed animal that throws explosives? That's...a bit unusual. And disturbing.

[empyrean_mirror]

Honestly, I've seen worse.

[ramuhs]

Regardless, all these things seem more like objects than living beings.

[empyrean_mirror]

[He does think about this for a moment.]

You may be right. I've heard some stories but I wouldn't be able to confirm if they're anything but rumors.

[ramuhs]

Stories about summoning living creatures?

[empyrean_mirror]

Something like that. But they're largely rumors or old myths...And there's no way for me to confirm them, I'm afraid.

I can't rule them out either, unfortunately, because a distressing amount of myths seem to be true in the end.

[ramuhs]

Myths usually have that little kernel of truth, distorted the details may be.

[He knows that very well himself.]

But no matter. I found all this rather enlightening all the same.

[empyrean_mirror]

I'm glad it was of some use, then. A conversation that's enlightening is never truly wasted, no?

[A pause.]

I'm Kaveh.

[ramuhs]

Cid.

I hope you don't mind if we keep our little discussion and my identity confidential? It will all eventually be known, but I prefer to keep this as secretive as possible.

[empyrean_mirror]

[Huh? Well, he can do that, it's just a bit strange.]

Of course. I understand perfectly well the need for confidentiality.

[ramuhs]

Appreciated.

I should head back and check on these responses, but I hope to one day meet you and your little Mehrak.

[Little friendly wave to it.]

[empyrean_mirror]

It was a pleasure...I'll look forward to it.

[He waves a bit, and Mehrak beeps, but he'll shut the shellphone off now.]