[ It's not really a surprise. He's been in Camelot for longer than Ritsuka has, and for all that he gives off the attitude of being completely antisocial, she's still seen him engage with other people of his own free will multiple times. ]
Yeah, we're from the same place. He was actually born into mage society, though--the way I understand it, the age of things matters? So like, a family that's been developing their magic for ten generations is gonna be stronger than one that's "only" been around for five. And they get real mean about it.
So when you consider I'm like... a one on the scale of one to old, you can probably guess why people get weird about me, back home.
[ Including Kadoc, she doesn't say, though she wouldn't deny it if Monika reads between the lines. He's no longer quite so ready to snap or sneer at everything Ritsuka does or says, but there's no point in denying that's a thing they've been dealing with. ]
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[ It's not really a surprise. He's been in Camelot for longer than Ritsuka has, and for all that he gives off the attitude of being completely antisocial, she's still seen him engage with other people of his own free will multiple times. ]
Yeah, we're from the same place. He was actually born into mage society, though--the way I understand it, the age of things matters? So like, a family that's been developing their magic for ten generations is gonna be stronger than one that's "only" been around for five. And they get real mean about it.
So when you consider I'm like... a one on the scale of one to old, you can probably guess why people get weird about me, back home.
[ Including Kadoc, she doesn't say, though she wouldn't deny it if Monika reads between the lines. He's no longer quite so ready to snap or sneer at everything Ritsuka does or says, but there's no point in denying that's a thing they've been dealing with. ]