"Huh. You're really good with those glamours."

Ellie herself comes bounding over.

"Thank you, I try."

Heh.

"I'm usually more observant - this technique's pretty distracting, though."

"Being in more than one place at a time is not something humans are naturally equipped for, who knew."

She laughs. "I'm pretty sure we're not naturally equipped for space flight, either."

"Which is why we had to work so hard for it."

"I suppose so. Means this's just some effort away, though."

"Yep."

"Think it's ready. 'Specially for now, where paying attention to the lectures is less important 'cause it's all early stuff we learned in high school."

"And we can get better by using it."

"Yeah. Now's good practice."

Ellie bumps Ruby's shoulder affectionately.

Heee.

She shoulder bumps back, then leans into Ellie a bit. "What now?"

"Let's send them to get takeout for lunch."

Short laugh. "Sure." She manifests her wallet and tosses it to the cinder woman.

She has her golem assume the glamour again.

"It can be your treat, since I have not yet robbed any banks."

Snicker. "I'll have to teach you how, then, someday."

"There's also using divination to win the lottery, but that's fiddly, and you'll have competition on the big ones."

"And it's more traceable."

"Yeah. Dunno how it all works, but I've ever heard of someone getting investigated for fraud for winning too much."

"I'll stick to straightforward illegality, then."

"It's more fun, anyways."

"I bet."

"Though sadly more 'hacking' fun than 'put your hands where I can see them' fun."

"That's good, too. Easier to be antisocial about it."

"Heh. Maybe I'll let you handle all the antisocial parts while I seduce bank guards."