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Mun?

Hey, hey Mun!

What is a zoo?

You want me to go see one in an upcoming thread, but you didn't say what it was!

How do I know if I will like it if you don't tell me?

What do you mean don't feed the EVOs?

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It's a place where they keep animals in cages so people can stare. [Fen's not real fond of zoos.]

What's an EVO?

That doesn't sound very nice at all. I don't believe Dr. Holiday would be part of something like that. She's too nice.

An Exponentially Variegated Organism. You know? What happens when nanites activate.

It's not. You'd think people could just let nature alone, but noooo. [Though Fen would be all for putting his cousin Celia in a cage. He's not sure she belongs in her natural setting.]

[You'll have to excuse his blinking in confusion. Nanites aren't something he's familiar with.]

Actually, I don't. I'm more a magic kinda guy. Not that we don't have science, I'm just...not real good at it.

[Yeah, he's embarrassed now.]

[And Rafe is 10, so Magic is pretty awesome for this empath.]

Whoa. You know magic?

That is awesome!

Nanites are itty bitty machines from where I am from. They are supposed to do good things, but sometimes they decide to make things. Doesn't always work out so well.

Oh, and they are in everything.

[Now he's grinning. Thanks Rafe, you've given him an excuse to show off.]

Yep! Watch.

[Fen holds out a hand and a palm-sized ball of flame erupts into existence. He lets it hover over his hand for a few seconds before forming a translucent bluish-purple ball around the fire, containing it. Despite what should be the obvious lack of oxygen, the fire continues to burn.]

Fire spell inside the Barrier spell.

[Fen bounces it harmlessly from hand to hand a couple times before letting both spells dissipate into nothing.]

I've got others, but probably better not to freeze the floor here, or anything. [The nanite explanation makes him pause. Not because he's not getting it, but the idea that they're in everything. Like-]

Everything everything? People, plants, all that?

[Blue, saucer shaped eyes stare in wonder. Rafe mouths "wow."]

That's awesome!

How long did it take to learn how to do that?

[Rafe pauses, thinking.]

Yep!

All those things.

[Fen agrees. It's even more awesome when you don't burn your tree house down by accident.]

Not too long, actually. If you work at it, you can usually start making a few small sparks in about a week. It gets better from there, but control is the big thing. If you've got a talent for magic, you need to make sure you find a good teacher so you don't burn things up...or turn them into over-sized ice cubes. One of my ancestors was sorta accident-prone with his Fire spell when he was your age. [He's guessing about Rafe, but he's pretty sure he's right.]

...The nanites sound kinda interesting. Maybe I oughta work at my science more. [He says that now, but his comic books would win. They always win.]

Were they always in everything where you come from?

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