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We'd need to make sure that people who would be affected most adversely by those fonons are nowhere near the area.

And protection that isn't fonic arte related wouldn't be difficult to arrange. I'll have to try a few tests to be certain, but I'm sure I could work something out in that regard.

It might almost be better to try something like this away from the village altogether. Contamination aside, there's no telling what could happen if the seventh fonons went out of control. They could mutate, or even cause an explosion... and I don't want to see anyone get hurt for my sake.

Indeed. Either that, or perhaps a controlled environment, something that could be created in the battle dome... [She frowns. That could be dangerous in it's own way.

If only Gelda were still here. Surely she'd know more about how to proceed with this.] If only we had more of a way to test these theories before attempting them.

...do you think whatever protection you could create would be able to withstand the power of the seventh fonons even if they did go out of control? Fonic artes are weaker within the barrier, so I can't imagine they would be able to do anything too terrible, even if they did.

[Even if they can't test it, so far this sounds like one of the few ideas that actually accounts for all variables. The risk may not outweigh the potential benefits, in his case.]

I do have the unicorn horn, which can amplify my own abilities within the barrier. And it's possible that the protection itself doesn't have to be entirely related to healing magic. It just needs to repel any fonons that may try to escape the arte.

You're right. And as long as the castor is protected, the fonons shouldn't have any reason to stray away from one another either.

[And that way if the fonons did decide to go haywire and explode, the only person who would get hurt would be Ion -- there'd be little point in protecting him at that point, since without those fonons in his body, it would probably become unstable and break down anyway.]

...it's risky. But if it could work, it might be my only chance. As much as I don't want to admit it... I don't know how much longer my body can hold out for right now.

Yes... we don't want to delay too long. We just want to be more certain before we try anything too experimental. Working together, Mia and I can come up with a combination of spells that should hold out for the duration, at least.

That just leaves someone to cast the arte that will separate the contaminated fonons from the rest. Normally only a fonist would be capable of doing so, but given the risk of having one anywhere near the contaminated fonons... do you suppose there could be another method? I admit, I'm not very familiar with artes other than ones that use fonons.

[But in theory, if the principles are the same and they only differ in what source they draw power from, they shouldn't be all that different, right? It was hard to tell with how many similarities seemed to exist between such vastly different worlds.]

Hm... well, seventh fonons are connected to healing arts, aren't they? I've compared some of my magic to Professor Gelda's over the years, so an arte to draw them out could come from there.

[There also was the time Asch had asked her to help provide healing magic to give Luke a new body a few years ago...]

Edited (because i just remembered she knew gelda for 4 years) 2013-06-07 21:09 (UTC)

That's right, healing artes use the seventh fonon. I'm a seventh fonist as well, and while I should be able to help start the flow of fonons without much trouble, anything more would likely put my body under too much stress...

[When he really thinks about it, this method isn't all that dissimilar with what he did for Tear. The only difference is in this case, the fonons won't have to infect someone else just to save one person -- if they can separate the fonons from the miasma, there was no need.]

[Perhaps that's why he's been able to roll with the idea so quickly.]

...but once the flow starts, it's just a matter of keeping the contaminated fonons together until they can be separated from the miasma.

Your body would be under stress as it is. The point of this is to make you well again, after all - it wouldn't do us any good if you were pushed beyond your limits.

[They just needed an arte to contain the fonons... most of the other bases seemed covered. She might be able to put something together from Boltzman's book, or from Gelda's notes.]

[It really wouldn't. He brings a hand up to his chest for a moment, before shaking his head.] No, I suppose not.

But if you can find a way to remove the fonons, you should be able to use a similar method to contain them. That is to say, if it's possible for someone who isn't a fonist to harness them at all, there's no reason there should be any difference between controlling them and containing them. It's just a matter of finding an arte that would work for something like this...

Yes... and it's not something that we can readily test, unless we could create a simulation to try our theories on.

It might be possible to test it using a simulation in the battledome? Perhaps not something entirely similar to what we're trying to do, but at the very least, attempting to control fonons using something other than a fonic arte should be simple enough to test.

I'm not very familiar with the battledome, but if the fonons used in the arte were generated by the dome itself, there shouldn't be any danger as long as the safety is on, right?

[Though that in itself could be something of a gamble -- Luceti did have its own source of naturally occurring fonons, though less-so than on Auldrant. He's not sure whether those fonons would be the same ones found in the battledome, or whether the ones in the battledome would also be simulated. If it's the latter case, they wouldn't be able to do any real damage if they went out of control. But if it were the former, and something did happen... well, anything could happen.]

[Of course, if it worked, it wouldn't matter either way.]

Hm... I've run some tests in the dome before, though admittedly nothing of this caliber. If Jade would be willing to lend a hand with some of the necessary specifics, Mia and I can handle the rest of the tests.

[Getting Jade to help in this matter wasn't exactly going smoothly.]

Have you spoken with Jade about this idea yet? He may be able to provide more insight than myself alone.

Yes. We discussed it a short time ago, though he needed time to get back to me about whether or not he considered it plausible. Once that was done, I thought it was time to get your opinion as well.

In that case, I'm sure he would be willing to assist you with a test. Though Jade himself isn't a seventh fonist, he's more than knowledgeable enough about fonons in general. If he believes this would work, then I would trust his judgement.

Understood. Then he and I will discuss further tests, until we find the best solution for you.

[A nod.] All right. Let me know what he has to say when he gets back to you.

And... thank you, professor. You've gone to a lot trouble for my sake, and I really appreciate it.

Edited 2013-06-30 02:18 (UTC)

I will.

And you're certainly welcome, Ion. I'm only glad that we are making progress toward having this be a reality for you.

Edited 2013-06-30 02:41 (UTC)

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