// THE CONVERTED TRAIN STATION //


and she sat there, her eyes sallow, watching them gloat over their supposed path of victories. Disgusting.

She recalled how mother always said she didn’t have the family eyes.


"Well, maybe, then, I don't want the family eyes!"

VANESSA

SO TELL ME HOW THIS THING WORK, DOC.

TRELAINE

YOUNGLING, GREETINGS.

VANESSA

(thinking) I could really use a piece of chewing gum.

TRELAINE

YOUNGLING, GREETINGS.

VANESSA

YEAH YEAH.

AND HELLO TO YOU TOO, BIG SIS.


Vanessa walks in waving her hands in a pointed gesture.

VANESSA

SO EXPLAIN IT TO ME, HOW THIS THING GONNA WOIK.


Avaelle takes on an exasperated look and tone to her voice.

AVAELLE

THE BONE POWDER IS A REACTANT TO THE MAGIC IN MY BLOODLINE.

UNFORTUNATELY I DON’T HAVE A LOT OF NATIVE POWER BUT THE HIGH DENSITY OF THE MATERIAL WE’VE COLLECTED SHOULD MAKE UP FOR MY LACK OF ABILITY.

VANESSA

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MAGIC THEN YOU SHOULD START WITH POTIONS; THAT’S WHAT MAMA ALWAYS SAID.

TRELAINE

IT’S NOT ABOUT LEARNING MAGIC, IT’S ABOUT DOING MAGIC.

SOME THINGS AREN’T ABOUT THE SPLENDIFEROUS JOURNEY.

VANESSA

SPLENDIFEROUS?

AVAELLE

AND I’LL BE ABLE TO WORK FEATS OF MAGIC JUST LIKE YOU CAN.

VANESSA

YEAH, FUCK YOU TOO, MAN.

AVAELLE

I DIDN’T MEAN IT THAT WAY. JUST THAT YOUR FAMILY WAS MAGICAL.

VANESSA

AND LOOK HOW I TURNED OUT.