"I would appreciate that."

Is now good? 

She doesn't have anything else planned for the night.

Excellent! 

"We can go over the basics here - especially things like veiling your presence so people can't track you."

"I'll try not to burn down your hotel room."

Giggle! "I'll be here for fire control."

"Where do we start?

"Most important's probably the stealth stuff? Not what I'd usually start with, but I think it's important here. And it's quieter, anyways."

"Makes sense."

First things first - Ruby slips into her own form. 

"The forms are important for magic?"

"Yep - it's crazy hard to use magic when you're not transformed. I've practiced enough I can anyways, but this'll make things easier."

"Easy way for me to keep a secret identity, I guess."

"Heh, yeah - your magical girl face will be consistent, too."

"Good to know."

"There's tricks you can do to change your appearance a little - like how I can look like a normal tiger or like I'm made of smoke - but I'm unsure how well those work for magical girls..."

"Should be amenable to experimentation."

Excitedly: "Yeah!"

"All right. How do I, uh, do magic?"

"It's mostly about wanting, and about story, for me. Like, I keep my bracelet invisible, usually, by constructing a story where most people can't see exceptional things - the same story expands to magic, too. Grown ups don't see Neverland, the disbelieving don't see fairies, and all. - Though nowadays it's more automatic than that. The right mental action becomes second nature after a while."

"Telling a story, huh. Well, if I'm a necromancer then..." Maybe she can be a ghost? Undead, unseen...

Ruby focuses on her, predatory eyes gleaming briefly like fire. 

"Pretty good," she says, "Especially for a first try. You'll want to think about other senses, too - but this should work on mundane humans."

"Thanks."

Pleased rumble. "What framework are you using?"

"Thinking of myself as a ghost. To fit with the undead style and all."