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[evocation]

Uh...

[Wow, whiplash.]

Yeah, I know him. Why?

[hiyakai]

[ yw ]

No reason. I was just wondering. [ s h r u g ] Come on, let's go eat. I'm famished.

[evocation]

[Okay, so she's reading that as him not really wanting to talk about the coven stuff. When they walk through the door, she lets go of his arm and grabs a table.]

What do you want? We've got deer now.

[hiyakai]

[ she didn't read wrong. ]

Are they making deer burgers here? [ he pulls out a chair, flopping down into it. ] Because I'll take one.

[evocation]

Yep.

[The nice thing about the implants is that she can just order without waiting for a server. Two burgers it is. Then she pauses, tapping her lower lip as she studies him.]

I'm gonna try to guess what kind of drinks you like.

[hiyakai]

Sure. [ he rests his arms on top of the table, clasping his hands together. ] Shoot.

[evocation]

Nope. It's a surprise.

[She puts the order in, then leans forward a bit.]

So you grew up in Portland?

[hiyakai]

I do love surprises.

[ he rests his chin on the palm of his left hand. ]

Yep. Good ol' Portland. Home of the world's smallest city park.

[evocation]

[Kyna grins at that.]

What's it like? Did you like it?

[hiyakai]

Well, like I said, I grew up in a coven. [ he tilts his head slightly. ] They weren't a very adventurous bunch, so we stayed within our territory. It was a pretty secluded area in a forest. Not very exciting, to be honest.

[evocation]

Oh. How long did you live with them?

[As she asks, a server comes over with their drinks and plops them down. They're candy bright and very fruity.]

[hiyakai]

[ man, the way his eyes light up at the drinks. ]

You [ he wags a finger at her. ] totally nailed it. I love the fruity ones. They're so good. [ don't mind if he pulls one towards him for a taste. ]

Mmm... [ he taps his fingers on the tabletop. ] Twenty two years.

[evocation]

[Kyna bursts out laughing. She's decided she likes this version of Kai much better. He's cute.]

How old are you now?

[hiyakai]

[ excuse, he's adorable no matter what. ]

Twenty two. [ (: ]

[evocation]

So I get to boss you around.

[Because she's older, she means.]

Is magic a secret in your world?

[hiyakai]

You wish.

[ age is relative. besides, he's actually 46. chronologically. ]

Yeah, it is. Is it in yours?

[evocation]

It was for a long time, but it's gotten... you know, stronger recently. Plus, everyone's got a camera in their pocket now, so it got impossible to keep hiding, you know?

[hiyakai]

Makes sense. Even with memory spells, it's hard to keep under wraps.

[evocation]

Yeah. That.

[She reaches over, trying to steal the orange slice from his drink.]

What kind of magic could you do?

[hiyakai]

[ no way. he moves the drink away from her in the nick of time, wagging his finger at her. ]

All kinds. [ he is like a fountain of magical knowledge at this point. ] Offensive, defensive, elemental, illusionary, you name it.

[evocation]

[She looks briefly disappointed when he pulls the drink away.]

Oooh, Mr. Fancypants over here. You're a regular Gandalf.

[hiyakai]

I just had a lot of time to study it.

[ like a lot of time. ]

What about you?

[evocation]

Um... Pretty much the same, mostly. Where I'm from we're kind of like... dependent on the magic around us, you know? It's not like we generate it or something, we draw it from the environment and then transform it. Most people can only naturally transform it into one thing. Does that make sense? So if we want to do something else with it, or something really permanent, we have to use a ritual or make a deal with a familiar.

[hiyakai]

So, like a specialty then. You can perform one type of magic, but if you want to branch out, then you need to draw more energy through a ritual or, like you mentioned, a familiar and it requires more concentration.

[evocation]

Yeah, pretty much. But there are some things all of us can do, you know? Like sense other things that are using magic, too.