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Crystal sat, once again silent after the last two joined, and ate. She was paying much less attention to her food than the other girls, which led to her wincing slightly when Selma clapped Chie on the back. However good natured, [i]that[/i] must have hurt. Once Selma had finished talking, however...

[color=00aeef]"Aoife is right, though, Chie. Though I wouldn't base it on your survivability, it's still entirely possible that any number of us sitting here aren't actually cut out to be Ars Magi."[/color] She gestured around the room as she said this. [color=00aeef]"Just because we passed our first test doesn't make us invincible, and the mental side of things is the worst of it. If you have any doubts, now is the time to talk it over with professionals in the field of your concerns, [i]trust me[/i], you don't want to let it slide and have to deal with it later."[/color] Perhaps uncharacteristically talkative, but Crystal knew what a shaky mind could lead to. And in their case especially, she didn't want anything that could lead to further harm, or even death, to poke its head up.

She just finished eating when she finally parsed Selma's statement and smiled. [color=00aeef]"That's right. Though that makes me wonder... Have any of you been told anything further about that incident? I almost doubt that they'll inform us unless it just so happens that we go up against the same group as part of our duties. Even so, I'd hope they'd tell us if they learn more about those things."[/color]

With that, she popped in a piece of sugarfree gum. No special codeword or passphrase this time, just simple spearmint for after a meal to get any food flecks out of her teeth. She offered a piece to each of the other four girls as well.

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'How did it feel to use your powers for the first time?'
[color=00aeef]"... As well as expected, I'd think. It felt freeing. It felt like I could handle whatever was thrown at me."[/color]

'Do you feel any different since your transformation?'
[color=00aeef]"No different, really. I do like the idea that I can go back into that state of freedom at will now, though."[/color]

'What are your thoughts about your encounter with the Void?'
[color=00aeef]"I think that it's a lot easier to deal with them as an Ars Magi than it would be otherwise."[/color]

'What are your thoughts on how your teammates preformed?'
There was a moment of silence as she thought about it. Finally, she grinned slightly. [color=00aeef]"They're fantastic."[/color]