If nothing else, Sam could appreciate how chill Rick was; while he smiled easily, it didn't seem to be calculated, and he didn't hesitate to poke fun at himself. 'If nothing else,' wasn't actually applicable---she could, and did appreciate his openmindedness, willingness to help, and frank conversation. Meeting someone in the mix was always surprising, not only on account of it being unexpected, but because there was a moment of I forgot how nice it could be to talk like this, finding someone on the far side, that felt somehow startling, every time.
“You're not wrong?” To start with anything else would've been... unsporting, and anyway, Sam suspected that was the only response she might've managed with a mostly straight face. “But at the same time, an adept is a person with pretty weird and personal magic, like me. Charger is just slang for adept, and a checker is somebody with a good idea of what's up, but maybe not a whole lot of oomph in-hand. If that makes sense. Adepts aren't like, super common, but maybe one in three thousand, so I'm probably not the first you've met, just the first to level with you. If some minor weird stuff happens while we're working together, don't sweat it, cause that's... just a proximity thing. Though...”
Sam crossed her arms and looked at Rick with fresh focus, more serious than she'd been. “The happenings that just go on their own, those would provide Noemi with a little extra energy. She's able to make small noises, move things, flicker the lights, stuff like that, but it wears her out, so the sorta top-up she could take in, was something she really noticed... and the surge of energy from a happening I deliberately made happen had a similar, but much greater effect. Maybe when we find her, if I can trigger some happenings, it could help her break free of this thing. I just jumped tracks off-topic, but it could be an important factor in what comes next.”
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“You're not wrong?” To start with anything else would've been... unsporting, and anyway, Sam suspected that was the only response she might've managed with a mostly straight face. “But at the same time, an adept is a person with pretty weird and personal magic, like me. Charger is just slang for adept, and a checker is somebody with a good idea of what's up, but maybe not a whole lot of oomph in-hand. If that makes sense. Adepts aren't like, super common, but maybe one in three thousand, so I'm probably not the first you've met, just the first to level with you. If some minor weird stuff happens while we're working together, don't sweat it, cause that's... just a proximity thing. Though...”
Sam crossed her arms and looked at Rick with fresh focus, more serious than she'd been. “The happenings that just go on their own, those would provide Noemi with a little extra energy. She's able to make small noises, move things, flicker the lights, stuff like that, but it wears her out, so the sorta top-up she could take in, was something she really noticed... and the surge of energy from a happening I deliberately made happen had a similar, but much greater effect. Maybe when we find her, if I can trigger some happenings, it could help her break free of this thing. I just jumped tracks off-topic, but it could be an important factor in what comes next.”