[He laughs, both at her reaction and her question.]
You won't blow it up, trust me. This spell can't do that.
[He's... pretty sure, anyway? The spell isn't intended to be dangerous, anyway. The worst it can do is conjure fire, so... Yeah, probably safe.]
Holding it in your hands is sometimes easier as you're figuring out how to cast. It's better for like, energy transfer, or some shit. I don't know. It's easier to focus on a thing you're holding.
[He picks up his own glass again to demonstrate.]
So like I said, magic is just another form of energy. You're trying to channel that into the water to heat it up. You're a scientist, right? So you know what happens at the atomic level when shit gets hot? You're trying to do that.
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You won't blow it up, trust me. This spell can't do that.
[He's... pretty sure, anyway? The spell isn't intended to be dangerous, anyway. The worst it can do is conjure fire, so... Yeah, probably safe.]
Holding it in your hands is sometimes easier as you're figuring out how to cast. It's better for like, energy transfer, or some shit. I don't know. It's easier to focus on a thing you're holding.
[He picks up his own glass again to demonstrate.]
So like I said, magic is just another form of energy. You're trying to channel that into the water to heat it up. You're a scientist, right? So you know what happens at the atomic level when shit gets hot? You're trying to do that.