It isn't the only one though, is it? [ But "universal" isn't always the case. The world of the She that he knows of at home... he doubts that's anything like his own world. Everything is magic there. They, themselves, are fairy people so... uh. ]
Theory we definitely have, though I don't know if you'll get a manual on how to control magic. [ He grimaces. ] It's mostly trial and error, usually with supervision of someone who has mastered it a bit more.
[He's still trying to figure that out, too, and so there's a shrug. Okay, fair point. He's more interested in the books now, and soon their ice cream is served over the counter as well.]
And if somebody's never shown any kind of magical gift before, would it be worth studying at all? [Hiro you can't learn magic. Just stop. It's not even so much learning magic that he wants but rather knowing how to control against it.]
Then I'll figure something else out. [But he has his ice cream and Merlin pays for them and he bows his head a bit.] ...thanks, by the way. You didn't have to actually do that. [With that, he spoons some ice cream into his mouth before mumbling around the spoon.] And sorry for kinda freaking out.
Something else. [That's all he says on the matter. When there's a will there's a way, and Hiro has a very, very strong will. He keeps the spoon in his mouth and shrugs again, not sure how he feels about approaching the subject, too.]
You and me both. [He frowns slightly.] ...it's not a big deal. Just...you know. Sometimes things happen and it sticks with you for a really long time. Think about it like that.
[ Just don't get yourself killed Hiro, that's all he asks. But... ]
Uh... [ Though Hiro, sorry but he's been poisoned, knocked out, almost possessed... and this was all at home nevermind here. He just says fuck it and moves on most of the time. ] Sort of?
Let's say if someone, hypothetically...may or may not have watched somebody run into a burning building, went to follow them and then the building exploded. That kind of thing. And then that same person ended up getting separated from the same person who was killed in that burning building and found out they'd been killed again because of a different fire and came across their corpse in the middle of nowhere.
[All the reasons Hiro Hamada is still twitchy about flames he isn't aware of.]
Mm...[That seems to be an answer as he keeps the spoon in his mouth, shifting it to the side before talking around it.] Let's say it's like family. Some of the last family left.
[ He stays quiet for another moment, letting that sink in. It makes him think of Gaius lying on the floor in the rain, honestly. Makes him think of the lightning he brought down on Nimueh, that he never felt guilt for because she deserved it after everything she'd done.
Will, in comparison, died in a way that was normal. A stab wound as he ran to protect Arthur. He never reacted like Hiro did to fire from that though either, it's... ]
Maybe you never will, but you could try doing something with water instead. Aren't there those... extinguisher things now too?
There're whole teams of firefighters now. Even that wasn't enough to save him. [He shrugs again, focusing on his ice cream instead of focusing on the fact that it's a sad thing.] It'll get better someday. But without something like magic you can't even stop the unpredictable.
[...] Unless you mean water magic, because I could get behind that.
Korra used water to heal, but what's scrying? [On the bright side? He seems more back to normal and Merlin's successfully pushed his train of thought onto another track.]
Looking into the future. I'm not really sure how it works and there are probably other ways of doing it, but I know while I've been here I read that's one way of doing it.
[ He doesn't know that's how Nimueh did it either. Ah. But good job, Merlin. Now for happier things! Mostly... ]
Huh. Guess that's something else to look into. [He sounds a little too thoughtful, but he's pleased at least. He's about to say something else, but his Cerevice chimes with a new message and when he fishes it out to read, he squints slightly.]
Man...I should go. There's something going wrong in the shop they need me to fix. [He rolls his eyes, but pauses again.] ...thanks though, Merlin. Seriously. But next time let's try the tundra okay?
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Theory we definitely have, though I don't know if you'll get a manual on how to control magic. [ He grimaces. ] It's mostly trial and error, usually with supervision of someone who has mastered it a bit more.
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And if somebody's never shown any kind of magical gift before, would it be worth studying at all? [Hiro you can't learn magic. Just stop. It's not even so much learning magic that he wants but rather knowing how to control against it.]
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In my world it is, but it takes years upon years to get anywhere with it. Only the druids are usually born with the powers.
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You don't have to apologise, I didn't realise it'd have a reaction. ...Did you want to talk about it?
[ Part of him isn't sure he wants to know the reason for it though because that was freaking out... ]
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You and me both. [He frowns slightly.] ...it's not a big deal. Just...you know. Sometimes things happen and it sticks with you for a really long time. Think about it like that.
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Uh... [ Though Hiro, sorry but he's been poisoned, knocked out, almost possessed... and this was all at home nevermind here. He just says fuck it and moves on most of the time. ] Sort of?
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You've never had something happen that bothers you later? [IS THAT SOME KIND OF WEIRD SORCERY, TOO?]
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Well it bothers me, just not to that extent. I think I'd be a lot crazier by now if it did.
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[ He's purposely avoiding saying "you", don't worry, Hiro... ]
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[All the reasons Hiro Hamada is still twitchy about flames he isn't aware of.]
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Hypothetically... is that person someone close to them? [ He pokes at his ice cream slowly while asking that. ]
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Will, in comparison, died in a way that was normal. A stab wound as he ran to protect Arthur. He never reacted like Hiro did to fire from that though either, it's... ]
Maybe you never will, but you could try doing something with water instead. Aren't there those... extinguisher things now too?
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[...] Unless you mean water magic, because I could get behind that.
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I can summon water, but it doesn't work how you're probably thinking. It's more for healing or scrying.
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[ He doesn't know that's how Nimueh did it either. Ah. But good job, Merlin. Now for happier things! Mostly... ]
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Man...I should go. There's something going wrong in the shop they need me to fix. [He rolls his eyes, but pauses again.] ...thanks though, Merlin. Seriously. But next time let's try the tundra okay?
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Think about what I said, you'll be fine though, I think.
[ Hiro was tough for being so young...! ]