Sadde gives Terry a look.

Laura knows that look. "Should I leave you two to it, then? I'm afraid I'm a muggle and will probably not have much to contribute."

Pff, Muggle. He completely misses the look. "If you say so? I'd think it could be interesting, but fair enough."

"I'm sure Sadde will give me the highlights later." She waves. "Are you gonna eat at home?"

"Maybe, but don't wait for me, love you, bye!" He finally accepts the notebook Terry offered.

(Best mom.)

Terry starts summarizing all his experiments with Windy and Change and Float thus far. He predicts that he could probably fly without the Fly by combining Windy and Float, but this seems risky and attention-getting so he hasn't tried it. He so wants Fly though.

...okay, is Terry still missing the look, because the look is still on Sadde's face.

He's either misinterpreting or ignoring it since he seems to think Sadde is eagerly listening in the name of science and learning!

Well. Yes, there's that, too, they're not very different looks.

"Hey, can I see if I can do a thing with Change?" he eventually asks.

"Er. Maybe. Cerberus, can he even use the cards? Safely?"

"Yes. Anyone with magic can use the cards, but they might not be as powerful or versatile as they are with the card's true owner."

"It won't get loose again or anything like that?"

"Not while you're paying attention to it. It might try to sneak away when you're not looking, if you don't write your name on it before that."

"Sure you can try Change, then. But what's this about names, Cerb?"

Sadde grins and takes the card. "I think Kero sounds better."

"If you write your name on the card, it will recognise you as its master. And it's Cerberus."

"Kero," he insists, smirking, then: "Change!"

Sadde starts glowing and—

—becomes a girl.

"Yes! Success!"

"Is there any reason not to-"

"Thaaaaat is. A thing. That I probably won't try myself. I guess if it can do minds it's not very far-fetched. Neat."

Sadde giggles. "Can I keep it? Can I can I caaaannnn I?"

"Um. Using our story metaphor from earlier, I'm not sure if you're Ron Weasley or Draco Malfoy yet. Maybe in a few days. Discretion and valor and all that."

Sadde glows again and is holding the card. He hands it back. "That is very reasonable and it makes me want to kiss you even more than I already do."

What.

"Uh. That's a- Really, me? The alpha nerd?"

"Buddy if the only reason you can think of for us not to be kissing right now is that you're a huge nerd I should've mentioned this a while ago, I already wanted to when I was a bear. It's okay if you don't, though, we've just met and such. Also I'm a boy half the time, I understand this can be a dealbreaker."

...Cerberus is wondering what he got himself into.