- When last Kevin was afoot (or I guess afloating)

Nanase is referencing information she, Tedd, and Ashley were given by Kevin in the canon EGSNP storyline Nanase and Her Fox. This storyline is not required reading, but hey, it could be fun! Eh? EH???

Anyway, after magic's not-change, it became harder for Nanase to think clearly while using her duplicate spell. She worked with Tedd to figure out how best to use it while still thinking clearly, and this subject came up during that process.

Kevin split the "intelligence" of summons into two types: Caster-Based, and Program-Based.

Caster-Based: Summons run off the minds of their summoners.

Program-Based: Summons use autonomous simulated intelligence (though Kevin phrased it as "artificial").

Kevin also asserted that, unless the summoner was absurdly powerful, Program-Based summons would inevitably have simplistic—likely animalesque—behaviors. There's a reason we've mostly seen Caster-Based.

Turquoise!

My understanding is that Fata Azzurra does mean "blue fairy," but "La Fata Turchina," the Fairy With Turquoise Hair, would be more accurate to the original Italian story.

I've been sent a few messages about this, but I have yet to give them my full attention. As such, I might revisit this for even further clarification and/or correcting of myself.

For now, I will say that my excuse for the immortal going by Azzurra is that she was choosing a name, and didn't want to go by Turchina. She was inspired by Fata Turchina, but chose something similar, Azzurra, instead.

Unless I wind up "um, actually'ing" myself in the next commentary.

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- Thursday EGSNP