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[evocation]

This is Kyna. You should just text me if you actually want me to answer.

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[evocation]

No, it makes sense. Harlan said his magic is kind of like... a power surge. Like almost blowing a fuse. Mine has always felt like I'm guiding it through a circuit or something. The adrenaline rush is there, but it's... controlled, you know? Unless I'm casting without a Focus.

[And now she can't feel anything at all, but she doesn't want to talk about that.]

[lifetothefullest]

[He nods at that, thinking it over.]

Have you ever played an instrument before?

[He's wondering if this will be something completely new to her or not.]

[evocation]

Nope. You've got your work cut out for you.

[Godspeed, Lance.]

[lifetothefullest]

Piano isn't especially difficult, it just takes a lot of practice; you'll pick up some simple songs really quickly.

[There's a reason piano's so popular with kids, after all.]

[evocation]

Okay.

[She's willing to try, anyway.]

And, um... When my magic comes back, I promise I'll start teaching you again.

[At least it's a "when" and not an "if" now, right?]

[lifetothefullest]

Don't feel obligated to, but... Okay, yeah.

[He's definitely like to keep learning, and yes, it's definitely a when and he's glad to hear that.]

[evocation]

[She smiles a little.]

I don't feel obligated, it was fun, and you were good at it.

[lifetothefullest]

Thank you.

[He's a little awkward with compliments sometimes, and this is one of them, but at least he still manages to say the right thing.]

Magic is one of those things that like... In my world, it doesn't exist and you know that even as a kid, but you still hold out hope you might end up being secretly a wizard or something.

[So it's really surreal--in a good way--to be able to cast even the super basic spells he's learned. He may be the first person from his world to ever learn to do magic like this too, which is... Also incredible to think about.]

[evocation]

[She laughs, nudging him again.]

Well, now you are a wizard. Congratulations.

[lifetothefullest]

That is... Not something my brain can process, I'm sorry.

[He's joking, of course, but geez. And then, a little more seriously--]

Thanks again for offering to teach me in the first place. And for, you know. Coming over here and putting up with me being depressing.

[He really appreciates it. He's still worried and stressed about everything gong on, but he's a lot calmer about it now.]

[evocation]

Pfft. You aren't being depressing. Are you sure you're okay?

[lifetothefullest]

Yeah. I'm doing better, anyway.

[It's an honest answer, which is not always Lance's favorite thing to give, but she deserves it.]

[evocation]

Okay. Just don't do that... thing, you know? Where people worry about everyone else and not themselves.

[lifetothefullest]

I would never do such a thing.

[But he doesn't even try to say it with a straight face, offering a small smile.]

[evocation]

Bullshit.

[She shoots him a look.]

You're not even sneaky about it.

[lifetothefullest]

Hey, I'm totally sneaky, you're just paying too much attention.

[He usually gets away with pretending things are fine no problem back home, so there.]

[evocation]

Oh my God, no one has ever said that to me before. Write that out and sign it.

[lifetothefullest]

[He can't help but laugh at that.]

I can totally draw up a little certificate for you.

[evocation]

No, that makes me seem like a nut job. I can give you a wizard certificate, though.

[lifetothefullest]

Wow, talk about things that would make someone seem like a 'nut job'.

[Complete with air quotes, because even though he's not going to directly call her on the terminology he can't just ignore it, either.]

[evocation]

[She's the worst so she doesn't even pick up on that minor call out.]

Yeah, I guess you'd seem pretty lame if you had wizard ID card or something when you can just prove it.

[lifetothefullest]

[Alas. This is not really the time to actually point it out or anything, but he likely will in the future if it comes up again.]

True. I could make a little note on my FBI ID, though.

[He is, after all, now basically a magic-wielding cop. How cool is that?]

[evocation]

That's how they do it at home. Mostly. Sort of.

[lifetothefullest]

That statement had a lot of qualifiers.

[evocation]

[She shrugs.]

I mean, magic is pretty powerful. If you're making a focus you usually have to register it or whatever.