[ Of course you did, he shouldn't be surprised. He accepts the papers with only a brief lift of his eyebrows, and paces idly while he looks them over. It doesn't take long; he's a fast reader, and it's interesting stuff, to say the least.
Obviously it's only half the conversation, and some of Carlisle's terminology sounds arcane, old-fashioned, or obtuse to him, since he lacks even a novice level of context for the magic jargon. But it gets the point across, at any rate. A frank discussion of science, technology, and magic. The similarities and differences. A diagram of an electric teakettle, labeled to explain how it works. The physics of electricity, a brief note comparing "glyphs" to digital circuits (and in reading that, Qubit realizes he doesn't know how digital circuits work, either, but that's not exactly an earth-shattering surprise at this point)...
The note about psionics grabs his attention most of all, as Carlisle no doubt knew it would. He stops pacing and rereads that line half a dozen times, as if hoping it'll take the hint and explain itself. (It does no such thing.) Finally, he looks up at Carlisle again, motioning to it. ]
This bit about "psionics" - I said that? Those are my exact words?
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[ Of course you did, he shouldn't be surprised. He accepts the papers with only a brief lift of his eyebrows, and paces idly while he looks them over. It doesn't take long; he's a fast reader, and it's interesting stuff, to say the least.
Obviously it's only half the conversation, and some of Carlisle's terminology sounds arcane, old-fashioned, or obtuse to him, since he lacks even a novice level of context for the magic jargon. But it gets the point across, at any rate. A frank discussion of science, technology, and magic. The similarities and differences. A diagram of an electric teakettle, labeled to explain how it works. The physics of electricity, a brief note comparing "glyphs" to digital circuits (and in reading that, Qubit realizes he doesn't know how digital circuits work, either, but that's not exactly an earth-shattering surprise at this point)...
The note about psionics grabs his attention most of all, as Carlisle no doubt knew it would. He stops pacing and rereads that line half a dozen times, as if hoping it'll take the hint and explain itself. (It does no such thing.) Finally, he looks up at Carlisle again, motioning to it. ]
This bit about "psionics" - I said that? Those are my exact words?