It is one of several factors.

What're the other ones?

We don't know all of them, but theme factors into it, and combat stuff shows up disproportionately often.

Theme?

Magical girls often have themes. Mine is mind stuff, Emily's is magnetism.

Ah, okay.

Remember what Ruby said about names?

Yeah.

My magic name is Psychic Maiden Cerebella and Emily's is Iron Maiden Magnetar.

This magic system is so bizarre, it's like it was made for television or something.

I mean, the aesthetics were lifted from a genre of television show.

I suppose that'd do it.

And that's why it's silly!

I'll take silly if we can make them stop murdering reds.

Sigh.

Yeah. You'll get no argument at all from me.

This is - this is going to be really hard and my family'd get better at it but also if we involve them they'll be at risk -

Do you know if they would rather get involved anyway? My parents would if they were available.

I'm not sure. Makel has a family - Aitim thinks his job is important, though maybe my doing this fucks that up anyway...

Maybe it would be safer if I asked? 'I thought I was hallucinating the voice in my head asking me to do a crime' is pretty plausible, I would think.

Except they might, like, actually think they were hallucinating.

That's not better than not asking at all but is it worse?

...maybe not.

It seems worth a shot but it's up to you. ...Would be even if I had a way to find these people without you giving directions, of course.

Maybe we can talk to Aitim once we've got a boat.

Nod.