I don’t participate. Or I can’t, more accurately. I’ve spent a very long time looking for it.
[ Looking for any sign of it, even. And now, of course, he’s seen more magic than he’d imagined at all, and not all of it is so wonderful as he’d always thought. Much of it has been darker than anything he’s ever wanted. He could tell Newt so many stories.
He starts with the easiest of them. ]
I’ve met people who could see the future. I wouldn’t quite exactly call that magic, in fairness – there’s more than one argument that classifies psychic powers as more of a science than anything else, and I think I’d probably agree with them.
Healing is something I’m aware of, let’s say. But I’d prefer to talk about that when we’re actually talking.
[ Fighting is another story entirely. Gansey has never thought of himself as a violent person. Quite the opposite, in fact. The thought makes him desperately uncomfortable, but -
But, he does think they need to explore the caves. ]
Maybe? My friend tried to teach me. If we’re talking about monsters, though, it might be different. I can’t promise I’d be good.
[ He can basically promise he’d be terrible, actually. ]
But I think you’re right. I think we don’t know enough about what’s out there and if we’re going to find a way home, we need to know more. We won’t find out by staying here.
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[ Looking for any sign of it, even. And now, of course, he’s seen more magic than he’d imagined at all, and not all of it is so wonderful as he’d always thought. Much of it has been darker than anything he’s ever wanted. He could tell Newt so many stories.
He starts with the easiest of them. ]
I’ve met people who could see the future. I wouldn’t quite exactly call that magic, in fairness – there’s more than one argument that classifies psychic powers as more of a science than anything else, and I think I’d probably agree with them.
Healing is something I’m aware of, let’s say. But I’d prefer to talk about that when we’re actually talking.
[ Fighting is another story entirely. Gansey has never thought of himself as a violent person. Quite the opposite, in fact. The thought makes him desperately uncomfortable, but -
But, he does think they need to explore the caves. ]
Maybe? My friend tried to teach me. If we’re talking about monsters, though, it might be different. I can’t promise I’d be good.
[ He can basically promise he’d be terrible, actually. ]
But I think you’re right. I think we don’t know enough about what’s out there and if we’re going to find a way home, we need to know more. We won’t find out by staying here.