Theo pauses and then nods.

"The incentives are kinda perverse, yeah? If people live too long there are too many of them and Sin kills everyone."

"The incentives for this whole thing are perverse. 'Don't do technology, that's bad, it's a literal sin and you're gonna be squished for it.'"

"Don't alter the landscape too much. Don't overreach. Stay in this nice little box made for you, never leave it, sacrifice a summoner every few years so purchase a temporary peace in hopes that someday humanity will atone for unknown sins."

"Hey, it's not like—"

"Wakka, it is. Have you never thought how convenient it all is, that the exact same institution that happens to control all of Spira—"

Fiends!

Theo helps out!

The fiends are dispatched!

Conversation does not resume. Wakka is sullen.

Ouch.

Well, ugh, but ouch, and also why – ugh.

Theo is ugh.

No one reacts to Theo's ughness.

Theo will continue to ugh and then after a while ask how much walking (or flying in his case) they expect is necessary between magic spheres, he forgets if he was given a number and has it been long enough do they think.

"No good way to know other than just trying every now and then."

Sphere! Can he do it?

Yep!

Another one?

Mmhm.

Another…? He'll keep going until he can't.

Just the two, at least for magic defence.

Can he try a speed one?

Sure! He can do agility, or coordination, or reaction time.

Agility! And then again if he can.

Goes once.

And he should possibly consider being careful with all these things since he doesn't want to make it too hard for him to learn other magics later on… but they're probably useful right now.

The spheres have no opinions on how he uses them.

Well he keeps flying for a bit, in that case.