☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- I didn't have time... But what was so interesting about it?

- Well, it was something... Conceptually similar - some kind of curiosities and artifacts, only ancient ones, related to some events of the past.

- Well, I wouldn't say I liked it... But it would be useful, and it's a rare thing, which adds to its value.

- Maybe there are... There were several prototypes.

- Thank you, Aiyano-sama. Can I take them for myself?

- I'm afraid that's not possible. It's an exhibit, it's not meant for use or sale, but for viewing.

While Aiyano was saying all this, her hand swept across the notebook, and while the girls were thinking, she reread what she had written:

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Purian-975 (P)
I don't understand technology, but with such small dimensions compared to a train or an airship, the mechanism doesn't seem particularly reliable. Do you want to get stuck somewhere on a dirt road when some thin tube breaks or something else breaks?
But in terms of functionality, it's a perfectly suitable carriage for traveling long distances between settlements, or for transporting goods. An individual, small-sized option for those who don't want to depend on train schedules - although I doubt that in our time, the condition and format of most roads allows you to reliably reach most places.
It won't fit in the city, so you'll probably have to build garages everywhere long before you arrive. It sounds depressing, but it's unlikely that anyone will be able to afford something like this on a large scale, so there's nothing to worry about.

Light Sword
A tube with a button. Ammunition is expensive, it can fail at any moment or even explode and take your arm off, or the button may be pressed while you're walking and cut off your leg. It probably overheats so much that you can only hold it in a glove, and besides, such a rounded surface will slip out of your hand during a swing and cut off your head. Do you really need that? If you're a trained warrior, you'll definitely get injured, because your hand is used to the balance and weight of a normal weapon, not just its handle.
Looking at the type of damage, I imagine a picture of an untrained person - who has earned blisters and scars not with his body, but with his eyes and lungs from dusty books - pressing his back against the wall and holding this weapon in front of an aggressor, while tears stream down his cheeks and he loudly calls for the guards. In this form, I can imagine its use, but only. After all, we must not forget that its author is mentally ill.

Paired Hand Swords
If I were a weapon enthusiast, I might have noted its unusualness, but I would have criticized it for its unclear function. Perhaps I could understand if they were attached to armor and left the palms free, but that's not the case - they still have to be held in your hands. Maybe there's a principle used here, like in school when doing pull-ups - it's easier and stronger when you bring your elbows forward?
But I'm not a weapon enthusiast, so I don't see anything interesting.

Compass of Paired Attraction
An interesting thing, I like it. A great gift for anyone close to you - a child who goes into the forest for mushrooms; people who have agreed to meet somewhere and each have a copy; you can even leave one half at home or somewhere else and always be able to find your way home. Merchants and travelers will surely be delighted with this.
I don't want to go into a skeptical direction - let's give this invention a solid 5/5, however, the concept itself suggests other thoughts: if our technological development goes in the same direction, then over time even the simplest things will begin to be replaced by devices. For example, you may not have to write down your route or task in a notebook, but you will already have a compass that points in the right direction and to the right distance. It seems convenient at first glance, but then you will not only begin to ignore all your other surroundings in all its vibrant diversity, but you will also become so accustomed to this method that, suddenly finding yourself without a device, you will not be able to do anything. But maybe I'm just underestimating people and this is too pessimistic a view of the future.

Two-Handed Mechanical Sword
If this is an artistic installation, then it was a success, because the sword resembles the face of a bloodthirsty, toothy demon. If it's something practical, then my review is this - in a world of magic and enchantments, there are many ways to enhance a weapon so that it performs its function better, without causing the victim as much suffering as a demon tearing its flesh alive can cause. A terrible or unethical thing, an idea, a scientific experiment does not become less so in a "controlled environment"; some things should not exist, and this is one of them.

Daggers
Margel's shoe fashion never ceases to shock. I wouldn't let a woman in such boots into my home or establishment. And are people ready to experience regular discomfort and pay more taxes for repairing the pavement, which will become unusable after a month of civil use? Make these things retractable from a regular heel - then we can talk, but for now, it's not serious. And how many people will be able to use them for their intended purpose? For this, you need to not only not be in a skirt, but also have an athletic physique.

Extractors
As unpleasant as the description, so are the name and appearance. Perhaps something like this would make sense for impoverished mercenaries, who count every coin, so that they can even buy cartridges, but it feels like the maintenance costs can far outweigh this benefit. And almost certainly, owning something like this for a long time will eventually affect the mental health of its owner.

Pillow-Hug (Sonata Realm)
The pinnacle of progressive and cultural thought, the first step on the path to technological singularity, our contemporaries should be happy that they live in the same time as such great ideas and concepts, persistently embodied by their own hands in something material.
A great gift for the whole family, the pillow-hug (Sonata Realm) - in every home!

Figurine
All of the above is equally true. If such things are made without the help of magic, by hand from ordinary materials, then I take off my hat to the skill of their creator.

Sighing that more than half of the "inventions" were just another extremely perverse means of causing suffering, she could have lamented this thought if it weren't a common state of humanity.
- So, how was it? - she asks the girls.