[They definitely should not be having this conversation via text. (Or maybe its helping matters. Hard to tell.) But since they are—he’s not honoring that observation with much of an acknowledgment.]
And you’d be the expert.
[Since he can compare, and all. He thinks he did great for a bit of impromptu and impermanent reanimation of his murder victim, thanks.]
[Jokes on you, he will also tell Lucina that he is Fine. If she can even catch up to him in the next few business days. Odds are…unreliable.
Forgotten dead. Something poisonous simmers under his breath at that. (Preaching to the choir, bud. Little do you know. Hah.)]
Among other things.
[Aliens, magic, metahumans. Gods and monsters, et cetera. Twists in the fabric of reality that have you crawling your way out of your grave. Horrible ancient glowstick hot tubs that put your came-back-wrong brain back together and bestow some kind of twisted immortality if you make them a habit…]
You’re not gonna see it at the nearest Starbucks or anything. But I’m pretty well rounded.
Adrian has no idea what a Starbucks is but again — context clues. ]
So you don't have an aversion to all magic, then? Only necromancy and healing?
[ He's been trying to be more respectful of peoples' boundaries... partly because of what happened with Jason all those months ago. Necromancy is, well, fair — but he still wonders about the healing. More so now, knowing that Jason isn't upset by magic in general. ]
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I don't expect that most people are comfortable with necromancy, but you seemed particularly shaken.
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And you’d be the expert.
[Since he can compare, and all. He thinks he did great for a bit of impromptu and impermanent reanimation of his murder victim, thanks.]
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Fern doesn't care for it either. She was adamant that I'm not to bring her back if the worst should happen... Not that I can heal away death.
I don't expect that any of this changes things between us but — I still wanted to check that you were alright.
[ Sometimes all he can do is be painfully sincere. ]
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In stark contrast to Adrian’s painful earnestness, and shortly—]
Me, I'm super.
[Clearly.]
You do that sort of thing a lot?
[Necromancy.]
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I did, when we were in Barovia. There was no shortage of forgotten dead. I'm thankful that there's rarely been a need for it here, all told.
[ Diadem is hardly peaceful, even in comparison to Barovia, but there is... some community here, Adrian thinks. It's something. ]
Have you seen this sort of thing before? That is, was there magic in your world at all?
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Forgotten dead. Something poisonous simmers under his breath at that. (Preaching to the choir, bud. Little do you know. Hah.)]
Among other things.
[Aliens, magic, metahumans. Gods and monsters, et cetera. Twists in the fabric of reality that have you crawling your way out of your grave. Horrible ancient glowstick hot tubs that put your came-back-wrong brain back together and bestow some kind of twisted immortality if you make them a habit…]
You’re not gonna see it at the nearest Starbucks or anything. But I’m pretty well rounded.
[He’s seen a lot, is the thing.]
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Adrian has no idea what a Starbucks is but again — context clues. ]
So you don't have an aversion to all magic, then? Only necromancy and healing?
[ He's been trying to be more respectful of peoples' boundaries... partly because of what happened with Jason all those months ago. Necromancy is, well, fair — but he still wonders about the healing. More so now, knowing that Jason isn't upset by magic in general. ]