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They make their way out the emergency exit unmolested.
Salmons and Carmines in Azurite
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in-the-breeze
"Might wanna use your phone because of the informational thing. That we're calling sway."
slide-into-place
"Oh, okay," she responds, and hands him her phone.
Then, when he's ready, she drops the key!
What for, exactly?
slide-into-place
She has no idea! She instead decides to inspect the key and the floor, looking for clues as to why she might be doing this.
subtle_influence
"Ugh," she echoes him. "Should we try chanting about what we're doing, or something?"
subtle_influence
"We are testing magic, we are testing magic, we are testing magic..." she starts.
slide-into-place
Evelyn tries to keep it in mind and tries to drop the key again, aiming for it to again land slower without touching her.
Theo notices it hovering again.
in-the-breeze
And he catches it on video with her phone, then opens it up and tries playing it for them to see. In slowmo.
subtle_influence
"I agree. So, magic that makes you ignore its effects if you don't have supersenses. Why."
slide-into-place
"Might just be a lower level of the thing I get if I try it too much – easier to ignore? But it seems different."
subtle_influence
"So if you want things to happen and they're small enough, they happen, but you can't do them too much or you get distracted, and people don't really notice," she summarizes.
