You're a magic-worker? Really?! Er -[ he eases back his excitement, visibly forcing himself to temper his expectations ]- or, perhaps you're just a fan of the research? I've never known a lot about the real stuff either way, most of my experience is from a book series, and I'm sure the author took some liberties, ah...
[ He looks a little embarrassed as he realizes what precisely he just said. He coughs sheepishly before resuming conversation. ]
...You're right, they never defined 'worthiness' at all... if it's something they can tell at a glance, maybe it is physical...
[ He ponders for a moment. ]
I suppose they might not be looking for the same thing in everybody, either - maybe they're looking for traits or skills or something that would compliment each other? It did sound like they expect us all to work together to some extent - or can magic not read people's abilities either...?
[ His own knowledge is from novels. If she knows about real magic, whether as a practitioner or simply someone who dabbles in theory, she'll obviously know better than him here. ]
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You're a magic-worker? Really?! Er -[ he eases back his excitement, visibly forcing himself to temper his expectations ]- or, perhaps you're just a fan of the research? I've never known a lot about the real stuff either way, most of my experience is from a book series, and I'm sure the author took some liberties, ah...
[ He looks a little embarrassed as he realizes what precisely he just said. He coughs sheepishly before resuming conversation. ]
...You're right, they never defined 'worthiness' at all... if it's something they can tell at a glance, maybe it is physical...
[ He ponders for a moment. ]
I suppose they might not be looking for the same thing in everybody, either - maybe they're looking for traits or skills or something that would compliment each other? It did sound like they expect us all to work together to some extent - or can magic not read people's abilities either...?
[ His own knowledge is from novels. If she knows about real magic, whether as a practitioner or simply someone who dabbles in theory, she'll obviously know better than him here. ]