"Your magic system is unstable - contagious, and it'll displace most other kinds of magic, if it gets a foothold. Very much lethal, to individuals made entirely of the stuff." His hand goes to his chest indicatively. "I've worked a few things out, and I've asked the Archmage to have a look at the situation, but for now, we'll need to personally keep an eye on anyone who visits, and any items that come through, and you'll have to refrain from using your magic while you visit. Visitors from my world are safe for yours, but will eventually end up just as dangerous to us as a native - Ertan, you're still fine, I'll see you back to your caravan as soon as we're done here."

"I've done much research into the structure, patterns, and origin of chakra - I might be able to help with figuring out a solution."

"I'd appreciate that."

He nods. "We're open to collaboration, here."

"An admirable trait," he smiles, "and a significant part of why I chose you."

"So you arranged the movement of Raafi and Ertan through Deskyl's world and then to ours?"

He nods. "I wasn't certain it was going to work, but yes. I'm hoping you'll be willing to help me out - I'd like to see us get space travel."

"I'm sure we can figure out a way to help everyone!" Hashirama says, cheerfully.

Deskyl is less amused at this revelation.

Fharlanghn turns to her when she adjusts her stance, and shifts his staff to the crook of his arm to sign to her. "I don't always get what I want, ma'am. If you're not willing to help, I'll find someone else."

She doesn't precisely relax at that, but shifts to a less aggressive posture.

Desuka pats her, in an attempt to soothe; her arm twitches a little at the contact.

"We wouldn't want anyone being pressured into helping, either - even without being handed the blueprints, I'm sure my brother could figure something out, especially if we're able to continue staying out of wars."

Deskyl considers this, and nods to Hashirama, relaxing a bit.

"You picked us because our industrial base is fairly close, anyways, didn't you?" he asks the god.

"Mmhmm," he nods. "You're ahead of us, but not so far ahead that we can't catch up, I think. I'd be surer if there was a god of technology for me to ask, but," he shrugs. "Maybe soon."

"How do gods work, that a god of technology being present would matter? - That's probably off topic."

"We start with some knowledge, and they'd have more of an intuition for it than I do, even without much experience - a sense of what's possible, and how to do it. I do think we'll get one eventually, I'm just not sure if it'll be ten years or a thousand. I'll do for now, anyway, cultural exchange isn't far off in this case."

He nods.

"What are you imagining as the benefits for us, and do you have a plan to minimize the diplomatic risks that our nation gaining sudden industrial and military capacity would pose?"

"Well, you'll have spaceships," he grins, "which I'll count as a success even if I have to try again to get them at home, plus whatever other resources we end up sharing; I don't usually look too closely at that but I don't doubt that you'll work something out with the traders that's favorable all around. And diplomatically - I'm used to taking an unallied stance, at home; I like travel to be safe, and that's truest when everyone's getting along and no-one's trying to conquer their neighbors. You don't have the experience with me for that to be so straightforward here, but I do think it'll help to offer everyone their own cleric to help with negotiations - you'll keep Raafi, if he's acceptable to you - and I'm open to other suggestions as well."

"This is big enough we might want to try a multi-national project from the start. Risks everyone getting better weapons to kill each other with, but they'll be less leery if they're in on the deal."

He nods. "I don't expect to be very involved in that part, but it sounds reasonable to me, and it's certainly something I can have my people help coordinate. Would you need anything in particular to get started with it?"

"People will want some kind of proof of concept."

"I can bring some technology from Deskyl and DZ's world - nothing too big, but the smallest sorts of spacecraft, certainly."

"That might work well, especially if it's something clearly intended to have primarily civilian uses. Nothing meant solely or primarily as a weapon."