"I don't know," Cam admitted. "All the portal-making happened before I arrived in Caido, and I've never really asked about them ... The Voice isn't all technology, though. I think she does a mixture of magic and technology. Like, magitech." They liked that word; they'd always found stories that combined science fiction and fantasy elements fascinating.
As for Lilliane's other questions ... Cam shrugged. "I mean, there's, uh, other stuff Ascended can't do either. We can't smell, and all of our physical sensations are kind of ... dulled. We don't feel pain at all. But we can see in the dark, and see and hear better than when we were human -- becoming Ascended fixed my eyes." They laughed; they hadn't actually needed to wear glasses since Ascending. "I don't know if it has to do with drinking blood specifically, or if it's, like, an intentional feature. Maybe it's just a trade-off, or a matter of priorities -- like, the Voice couldn't do everything so she had to pick some stuff to leave off. And since we don't have to eat, taste probably fell by the wayside."
When it came to the conflict between the Old Gods and the Voice, Cam only gave Lilliane another solemn nod. They were happy enough to drop that discussion if she had nothing further to say.
As for Lilliane's other questions ... Cam shrugged. "I mean, there's, uh, other stuff Ascended can't do either. We can't smell, and all of our physical sensations are kind of ... dulled. We don't feel pain at all. But we can see in the dark, and see and hear better than when we were human -- becoming Ascended fixed my eyes." They laughed; they hadn't actually needed to wear glasses since Ascending. "I don't know if it has to do with drinking blood specifically, or if it's, like, an intentional feature. Maybe it's just a trade-off, or a matter of priorities -- like, the Voice couldn't do everything so she had to pick some stuff to leave off. And since we don't have to eat, taste probably fell by the wayside."
When it came to the conflict between the Old Gods and the Voice, Cam only gave Lilliane another solemn nod. They were happy enough to drop that discussion if she had nothing further to say.
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
