[She absolutely does. But she listens intently, nodding as he speaks. Sadly, that's one reference she is gonna miss out on though- pick something more related to anime next time and it might land.]

Well, I know magic already exists like that-- I'm a scientist, I s-study magic. I've just never been, uhm... particularly good at casting it.

[Which she's a bit embarrassed to admit, seeing as it's supposed to be the innate thing of her entire race.]

With monsters, you have to have a certain amount of natural talent. Every monster has m-magic, but not everyone can do, uh, everything with it. Which is why this is, uhm. I mean, I just don't want to mess it up.

[But she steels herself, grasping the glass in both hands.]

So I just... think it, in conjunction with the rest of the world, and it... happens.