[ Her arm absently winds around his as she watches the lights in the sky. They're more hypnotic than fireworks could ever hope for, silent and serpentine instead of loud and produced. It's not that she thinks magic is necessarily bad or good, but she can see why it would lead to stagnation -- if you can maintain all the fires magically, use magic to keep them clean and safe, then your need to develop electric lights plummets. If you can portal around, you'll never develop vehicles of increasing complexity, leading to something that can break through the Earth's atmosphere.
In some ways, she thinks it's best that she didn't learn to rely on her magic. Even as her capabilities grow, her instincts still drive her to do most things without magic.
When he says Nadine showed him a motorbike, she actually has to digest that for a second before she breaks into a wide smile and looks at him. The visual clearly entertains her. ] No shit, Nadine put you on a bike? She didn't even tell me. Little bit more of a ride than Roach, huh?
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In some ways, she thinks it's best that she didn't learn to rely on her magic. Even as her capabilities grow, her instincts still drive her to do most things without magic.
When he says Nadine showed him a motorbike, she actually has to digest that for a second before she breaks into a wide smile and looks at him. The visual clearly entertains her. ] No shit, Nadine put you on a bike? She didn't even tell me. Little bit more of a ride than Roach, huh?