Sure. So, I mentioned physics, right? It's my specialty, so I can influence the way the physical world works.
Like, for example... Gravity. Objects attract each other based on mass, right? But that attraction is a kind of force. It's hard to explain exactly how if you've never done it, but I can see that force and either decrease or increase it. That's just one application, though. I've been able to force the conditions for the chemical reaction that makes fire, and my - colleague, Nico, he has the same specialty as me. He can access fault lines and force them to shift enough to make small earthquakes.
[that last part is said with a bit of a huff, presumably because of whoever nico is, but the rest is delivered with Nerd Excitement.]
[ predictably, most of that goes over his head, but her passion for the subject carries him to some understanding. and makes him curious, which is a little visible, even with his lineface. ]
[even if there's a distinct strand of frustration in her voice. she isn't about to start venting to a teen, though, so she puts that away and gives him a little smile instead as she answers.]
[ he's literally just laying around in the park, beneath the tree. he's so still he might be sleeping, but he does respond eventually once she arrives. ]
[ he's looking over a museum case with muted curiosity; he's really more jock than nerd, but anyone can appreciate this when it aligns with their special interests. right now, he's looking at fossilized coral. ]
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w0 friday uno
..."Magic?"
[ maybe she's weird for another reason ]
You can use magic?
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[making such a face. nerfing is illegal.]
But it seems like something or someone is blocking it.
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...How does that work? Magic?
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I didn't need to take that class.
[ high school didn't prepare him for this... ]
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[prepare yourself for the nerdiest explanation in the world]
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...Okay?
[ how does magic even work in layman's terms. well, time to find out. ]
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Like, for example... Gravity. Objects attract each other based on mass, right? But that attraction is a kind of force. It's hard to explain exactly how if you've never done it, but I can see that force and either decrease or increase it. That's just one application, though. I've been able to force the conditions for the chemical reaction that makes fire, and my - colleague, Nico, he has the same specialty as me. He can access fault lines and force them to shift enough to make small earthquakes.
[that last part is said with a bit of a huff, presumably because of whoever nico is, but the rest is delivered with Nerd Excitement.]
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...You can really do all that?
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[tiny pause, and with considerably less enthusiasm]
I could. [bummer. anyways!] It's rare even where I'm from, though.
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You'll probably be able to do it again. [ maybe it's just a switch that's been turned off, for now. ] There's... magic here. Somehow. So.
[ the potential is still there, theoretically? ]
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[even if there's a distinct strand of frustration in her voice. she isn't about to start venting to a teen, though, so she puts that away and gives him a little smile instead as she answers.]
Thanks for the reassurance, though. Really.
w0 ; monday
Hey.
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[giving him a little wave and trying to pretend she didn't get jumpscared by him being awake]
Managed to find a team already?
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he slowly cracks open his eyes, not unfolding his arms from behind his head enough to wave back, but offering a small nod, at least. ]
Yeah. [ forgystyle ] Stuff happened. Are you looking for people?
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[somewhere between concerned and amused, but she shakes her head.]
No, I found a pretty good group already. Just trying to make sure nobody got left behind.
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It looks like everybody made it.
[ good because he really didn't want to see what disqualification looks like ]
How's your team?
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[giving a little smile]
All of them seem pretty smart. It's, um - Fei Du, Luo Wenzhou, and Kyoko.
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Sounds studious.
[ nerds ]
...I was a little worried that people wouldn't find people they liked. Looks like it worked out.
w1 ; tues
I'm not surprised to see you here.
[ nerdcoded... ]
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Guess it's not that shocking. What about you, do you like it here?
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It's okay.
[ he tilts his head towards the exhibit on prehistoric deep sea animals. ]
I don't mind stuff like this.
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[trying very hard to say this as though it's a normal thing]
w1, sunday.
...Hey.
[an excellent start to comforting a teen, a thing she definitely knows how to do.]