"Can you get more out than you put in?"

"In the sense that the vacuum you use in the spell isn't consumed any more than soot drawings are, sure."

"Right. Hmm. A Vala could do it - they'd be so useful if they weren't so incompetent -"

"And yet. I'm reluctant to try to get some from home, they're using it in the cargo version of the world hopping spell."

"That's important. Maybe the Maia Maitimo's planning to try to convince to help us can do it."

"The dog one? That'd be convenient."

"Huan couldn't, not his - style. I think Maitimo means to try to get one out of Angband if he can, get their help for a better spell aimed at Melkor."

"Aha."

"Risky but I take it so are the alternatives."

"Yep. Well, I guess the fast sloppy version can continue not to incorporate vacuum."

"I'm sure you'll hear about it if we think of a way to pull it off."

"I should hope so. Is there some informational channel I should be hooked into that's more formal than 'occasionally hang out with Curufinwë and Maitimo and you and chat' -"

"Sensitive stuff is all coordinated over osanwë, harder to spy on. You could ask to be looped in but it's kind of distracting - you could get Maitimo to make you a necklace like his and then ask to be looped in -"

"Ooh, I didn't realize those were accessible like that, want."

"Someone might have to make one but it's possible there's a backup somewhere or a loaned one to call in. You'll like it, it's remarkable."

"Sounded it."

He doesn't himself seem to have one. "Until you have that set up I'm sure you're getting forwarded everything you need."

"You don't have one?"

"They give me headaches for some reason, no one can figure it out. That's a very rare problem to have, though."

"Wow, that sucks. - I have so many bad instincts, I need to stop automatically going 'I was a healer before shit happened, I can destroy headaches!', that would require a lot of maintenance and be nonessential magic, no nonessential magic, bad Cor."

"I am very sad not to have fancy mental enhancements but it's indeed not worth any planets being eaten over."

"Oh well."

"I can't imagine not being able to casually do magic anymore, you must miss it."

"So much. I'll buckle down and pick up some songs once I'm not spending all my time on god-killing, I guess."

"I bet you'll pick them up pretty quickly, memory boost should help."