You are not incorrect, [he concedes, because it simply is what it is. Something about the innate unpredictable nature of the universe and so on, circumstance, etc. He doesn't disagree.
Anyway, many questions... His parents are the most interesting part in his opinion, so he'll start with them,]
My parents dealt in enchantments. Mostly. A fireplace that would burn indefinitely. A door locked without a key. And so on. They could manipulate the elements to an extent. When I was a boy they enchanted my glasses to never break.
[Not this present pair of glasses, obviously, even besides how they're not exactly "real" anymore anyway. But it remains a fond memory, so it's worth mentioning.
Now, less warm and fuzzy and more lecture-like, although it's not much of a difference,]
Magic is among the sciences. The materials are changed. But many of the concepts overlap. [....,] Well. I am behind the times these days. I can only assume.
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Anyway, many questions... His parents are the most interesting part in his opinion, so he'll start with them,]
My parents dealt in enchantments. Mostly. A fireplace that would burn indefinitely. A door locked without a key. And so on. They could manipulate the elements to an extent. When I was a boy they enchanted my glasses to never break.
[Not this present pair of glasses, obviously, even besides how they're not exactly "real" anymore anyway. But it remains a fond memory, so it's worth mentioning.
Now, less warm and fuzzy and more lecture-like, although it's not much of a difference,]
Magic is among the sciences. The materials are changed. But many of the concepts overlap. [....,] Well. I am behind the times these days. I can only assume.