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[As much as Naoki's wanted to say some of this since... well, since halfway through the mess in Misericordia, he decided to hold off and gather his thoughts first. As bad as that was for him and Kanji, it was worse for other people, and from what he's gathered the other jaunt wasn't exactly a picnic either. And then there was the party, and making that many drinks is more attention-consuming than you might think - and, well, no point in dumping that on people in the same moment as Armin-san's list of the departed. But he doesn't want this to wait until after the next jaunt.

It may not make a whole lot of sense to the new people, but hey, they can get explanations along the way.]

Okay. Now that we've all had a little time to decompress, I have a couple things I want to get on the table.

We need to start pooling information about where we've been, considering how often lately it's turned out to be where at least some of us are going. I know there's not much to be done about Moebius or anything that came before it, but... if we'd had more than half-panicked half-information halfway through everything in Misericordia, we might've been able to save some of our group a world of hurt. I'm not looking to cast blame for what's already happened, I'm looking to improve our chances going forward. [Alcuin and Ambrose tried, and it's not their fault things happened as they did.]

Whenever we can be prepared, there's no reason we shouldn't be. I'm sure some of us have been keeping private records, but we need something everyone can get to. If we can keep a log of the basics of these places - the nuts and bolts, maybe a note of what Trumps showed up if any - it'll help keep us out of a little trouble, anyway. I don't know the best way to do something like this, but I think we need at least one physical copy, since not everyone can work backwards on the network. Probably multiple copies of it, to cover for split groups and infiltrating and all that. A computer that people could Interface the information from might work, but that runs into the same storage issues, not to mention needing a computer for it in the first place.

Helena-san's trying to write up Purgatory as a story. We settled on trying that one because I know the most about it of anything I've been here for but she hadn't. Depending on how well that goes, she'll probably want to talk to people about some of the others, and either way I think we'll have a starting point.

If anyone's willing to help, donate notes, offer a place to keep everything, whatever - I'll take any help I can get with this thing. It's a resource we need, especially if the split-group situation keeps happening.

Another thing that came up in Misericordia before everything went to hell was the idea of trying to run a Sift on a familiar face. This one I'm mostly leaving to everyone who kept Sift - I bet the parameters would be tricky, from what Naoto's said about it before, but establishing a good set would give everyone a chance to try it, next time we run into one of them. All I can really offer on that end is my Assistance, if I'm there and myself when the chance comes.

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I have been making notes since the Grid, though my most extensive are on Nova Venezia. I may need to translate some of them however, my shorthand can be a bit tricky for some.

Kanji mentioned you were working on maps at one point. Those might be helpful too, if you don't mind sharing copies.

Of course I will share, they are not fully complete but for some of them I was not someone who happened to be included in anything of importance.

It will take some time to make copies however, but with more information they will be more complete.

Importance is relative. I wouldn't be able to map Melasurei to save my life.

As for copies, there's apparently a cantrip for that, it sounds like.

It is, but even small things can be important later. Melasurei is one of the more complete ones as far as social aspects are concerned, Asfour knew a great deal about the way things worked there and how to... cheat the system as it were.

...I enjoy doing it, it is something productive to do when we are sent here to sit on our laurels until we are deemed useful again. I do not understand the need to take the craftsmanship out of doing things things that you future people have.

...Huh. I wouldn't have thought of mapping social aspects of a place as well as the geography. If you need anything about Naoto's corner of the Grid, I can definitely fill that in. [Considering he spent practically the whole jaunt there.]

Hey, if you want to make copies by hand, I'm not about to stop you. I was suggesting it as a time-saving option, but that doesn't mean you have to take it.

Do maps not have information about social aspects of regions or advice for traversing them anymore?

[Sorry, he's a little boggled by that.]

That and information on the Cryptos would complete it, actually. I have everything about the Defenders and Automata that is of any remote relevance already.

I think mass transit kind of killed the need. You can get guide books, but the information's not really included with the maps themselves anymore. It's a lot easier to get to places without having to interact with anyone along the way, so people just get information on where they're stopping, not what's in between.

What do you need to know?

Mass transit?

Whatever you have really, and if speaking in person would be easier I am more than willing to do so.

Buses and trains and airplanes and all that. So called because they move more than a couple people around in one trip. Some of the airships in Nova Venezia might've done something similar, when they weren't anchored at the market.

Whichever's easier for you... it might help to see what you already have on paper, though.

Ah, like caravans then but I suspect they are faster.

We have the time now, I can bring what I have wherever everyone is meeting.

Similar, yeah.

As of now there isn't really a meeting place, but Thorne-san's going to bring her computer to Kanji's, so that could work.