[His brow creases. He blinks slowly. Then blinks again. And again.]
Umm...
[What is he talking about? Is he just someone who loves to play pretend? Like ES's magician trio, or the kid in his dorm who pretends to be a ninja? Of course, there's a lot about this place that can't be explained using logic, but he's just been telling himself he's stuck in a VR simulation or something...
Basically: he's not ready to accept magic into his heart just yet. But he's also not ready to dismiss the other boy as a crackpot and be done with him, since he does need all the help he can get. So! First thing's first:]
I've never heard of magic that requires a pen to use.
[Isn't it normally a magic wand that people wave?]
Unless you can write a strongly-worded letter that casts a spell on the reader's heart, or some such. But anyway, first you said you "can't just up and use it," but then you said it is an option. So, which is it? Do you have any tricks that will help us break out of here, or not?
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Umm...
[What is he talking about? Is he just someone who loves to play pretend? Like ES's magician trio, or the kid in his dorm who pretends to be a ninja? Of course, there's a lot about this place that can't be explained using logic, but he's just been telling himself he's stuck in a VR simulation or something...
Basically: he's not ready to accept magic into his heart just yet. But he's also not ready to dismiss the other boy as a crackpot and be done with him, since he does need all the help he can get. So! First thing's first:]
I've never heard of magic that requires a pen to use.
[Isn't it normally a magic wand that people wave?]
Unless you can write a strongly-worded letter that casts a spell on the reader's heart, or some such. But anyway, first you said you "can't just up and use it," but then you said it is an option. So, which is it? Do you have any tricks that will help us break out of here, or not?