"Let's go there!" Pause. Tomorrow. When it's not, like, night. Probably.

"Yeah they'll be closed by now."

For tonight I can stare at magic some more, then, I guess.

"Sounds like a plan."

So he stares at his own magic some more, trying to understand what each bit does and why it's so ridiculously complex.

Well, it is ridiculously complex!

This bit over there might be related to the spells?

He pokes at it.

Yeah it's spell-related somehow.

Okay, he'll poke at that until he figures it out or has to sleep, whichever comes first.

...although he maybe should do, like, personal grooming things like showering and stuff before that.

He's not going to figure it out before bed.

Oh well. Bed time it is.

Depending on what time he gets up in the morning he may find Edie already awake and talking on the phone to someone.

Relatively early, and she casts the relevant spell as soon as she gets up.

And Edie also casts the relevant spell, when she sees her. "Good morning," she says, holding the phone away from her for a minute, before going back to her call.

"Good morning!"

Is there food?

It doesn't look like anyone's cooked anything; Edie has a bowl in front of her with milk and some kind of spherical objects in it. There's a jug of milk and a cardboard box with a picture of a similar bowl on the front.

...she'll try some of that.

It is very sweet and chocolatey.

Oooooh! She approves, yes, she'll munch happily while she waits.

And Edie eventually finishes her phone call. "That was another sorcerer. I got a solid 'maybe' on that one, they'll have to check some stuff and get back to me."

Does this spell take a long time to cast? The one to turn other people into sorcerers?

"To cast, no, for it to run its course once it's been cast, sometimes, to teach someone how to use the power, yes."

Well, couldn't we get someone to just turn me into a sorcerer first so I can stare at it while we look for someone to teach me to use it?

"A careless untrained sorcerer can do a surprising amount of damage, so you're pretty much not going to find someone to turn you into a sorcerer until they're satisfied you're going to be adequately instructed."

Not even if I don't use it?