[rita gives a sort of startled jolt when she snaps back to reality, looking around as if to physically confirm that she is here and nobody's touching her.]
Oh, it's something like that where I'm from too. We needed a catalyst, but then you'd also need to have the aptitude for magic in the first place to use stronger spells.
I can! There was an application on our phones, Nicaea, that allowed us to be able to use skills from demons if we were able to defeat them-- physical or magical. I was more magical-oriented, honestly.
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Ack... another one. These are getting really...
... You have a kid?
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[ But boy have her eyes gone dark. ]
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S-sorry. I wasn't trying to pry into something like that.
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Or... what I assume that's like, anyway.
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You don't have a mother?
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[...]
She was a researcher like me, so I guess we would've had some things in common.
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[ She still knows so little about Rita, wow. ]
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[there's no small amount of amount of pride that immediately slips into her tone the second the topic turns to her work.]
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[ you be proud, Rita. That's cool. ]
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[she gestures to the choker on her neck.]
Humans can't use magic naturally, so we'd rely on blastia like this in order to cast spells.
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[hello?? that's neat!]
Does that mean you can use magic, too?
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[ Nerd. ]
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... Wait, defeating demons? You?
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Is that so surprising?
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[ IT CAN FIGHT HER. ]