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When the professor put it like that, it... Honestly made perfect sense.

Not [i]why[/i] it worked that way, that was probably a whole field of study in and of itself. But the [i]how[/i] made sense. Dust reacted to energy. Even the more unstable, raw forms needed something to [i]happen[/i] in order to set them off. Aura, whatever its metaphysical properties, was a form of energy. Energy that could be measured, stored, and utilized. That explained how Dust could interact with one's Semblance. It wasn't a very difficult leap from there to grasp that Dust behaved, when you boiled it down, the way you [i]intended[/i] for it to behave. Which meant manipulating it was part science, part...

Well, after Cirsium's display, art was the only word that came to mind. It wasn't rote memorization of mixtures, or compounds, or equations. It was like smithing, that way. There was science to know. There were techniques to learn. But the difference between a competent smith and a great one was much more intangible than that. It was a sense you developed after untold hours of practice. Mastery of Dust seemed to be much the same. Once you understood the underlying principles, it was practice, practice, practice until it became second nature. Few of his own weapons made active use of it, it couldn't be applied with his Semblance [color=00aeef](could it?)[/color], but there was no telling when it might come in handy in the future. And even if he didn't practically need it, he [i]wanted[/i] it. That was [i]awesome[/i].

He did do a little bit of a double take, though, when Lauren piped up. Not because she had the right answer, but because of the accent she was putting on. And the fact that she was actually piping up in class. It was nice to see her paying attention. Most of the morning classes she seemed utterly bored in. But that accent...

[color=00aeef][i]What are you doing, babe? Luke, do you know?[/i][/color]