[ it is hard to leave someone on their own when you see them suffering, at least if they’re an innocent. he at least appears to be that, and if he’s not she’ll hand that when it comes to it. ]
Yeah, no problem. [ she uses her ability to unlock and open the passenger door, swinging it open in his direction. ] Time tends to do that, especially in this place.
I am relieved to know I'm hardly the only one who feels this way.
[ Alphinaud considers the difference between the time he's used to, and the time that exists here — and while it shares its similarities, the way he spends it is not like anything he's experienced before, not since he'd left the Studium, idealistic hopes and dreams in his pockets and rattling around in his mind. Every day in Eorzea was different. Every day in the First was different.
It'll simply take some getting used to.
As he climbs into the passenger seat, he is unfazed but curious about her very open use of her abilities. It just feels ... so familiar.
He buckles his seatbelt as he'd been taught on his very first day here. ]
Forgive me if I'm speaking out of turn, but — you have magic?
[ mutants aren't exactly unknown where she is, but it is essentially considered a crime to have the gene that makes you one at this point, so her brazen use of them in public would be considered unusual there, too. it seems almost as if being normal is the exception, based on what she's seen so far, but even if it weren't lorna doesn't like hiding what she is or what she can do unless it's absolutely necessary. ]
Something like that. [ the car gets started once they're both secure in their seats. ] It's not what it's called where I'm from.
[ as she drives, she glances towards him out of the corner of her eye, an eyebrow raised. ]
I do, yes — though I suspect it works differently where I'm from as well.
[ He hasn't heard anyone mention the word 'aether' for one thing, which is a critical component of his particular magic. It may well be called something else here, of course — such is a topic he means to continue exploring. ]
But I'm curious to hear about yours if you'd be willing to share.
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Yeah, no problem. [ she uses her ability to unlock and open the passenger door, swinging it open in his direction. ] Time tends to do that, especially in this place.
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[ Alphinaud considers the difference between the time he's used to, and the time that exists here — and while it shares its similarities, the way he spends it is not like anything he's experienced before, not since he'd left the Studium, idealistic hopes and dreams in his pockets and rattling around in his mind. Every day in Eorzea was different. Every day in the First was different.
It'll simply take some getting used to.
As he climbs into the passenger seat, he is unfazed but curious about her very open use of her abilities. It just feels ... so familiar.
He buckles his seatbelt as he'd been taught on his very first day here. ]
Forgive me if I'm speaking out of turn, but — you have magic?
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Something like that. [ the car gets started once they're both secure in their seats. ] It's not what it's called where I'm from.
[ as she drives, she glances towards him out of the corner of her eye, an eyebrow raised. ]
What about you, do you have magic?
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[ He hasn't heard anyone mention the word 'aether' for one thing, which is a critical component of his particular magic. It may well be called something else here, of course — such is a topic he means to continue exploring. ]
But I'm curious to hear about yours if you'd be willing to share.