[ Melvin doesn’t flinch, even as he side-eyes Selphie thoughtfully when he noticed her glancing back at Nida. Heavy costs for the sake of their power and trademark magecraft were normal. Memories, for the sake of progress and reaching beyond one’s limits, would probably seem more than worth it to most. Their children didn’t escape such costs either, often being experiments for their family’s magic and heir to the crest at the same time.
Even Waver understood that much. For all that he hadn’t been prepared for the Clock Tower’s ways, there were some truths you didn’t escape when you decided to become a mage. He was just… a little softer and questioned more. If someone had a say in their life or not, the ability to choose. He hadn’t grown up in the traditional mage family situation that Melvin had. So his reaction is a little mixed, more than observant enough to catch the look Nida’s friend was giving and the way the other responded to the question.
He doesn’t judge it because he does understand that costs are a given and it’s up to the individual to decide if it’s worth it. You expect to lose things, or to endure pain, if not both. Even the crest was a lifelong pain that was handed from one generation to the next that one had to get used to.
But he does feel a spark of concern for Nida, concern that he lies to himself about as a simple worry about how it could be a difficult cost to function with. Though the truth would more be ‘What if you loose memories you cared about? What if you forget someone important?’
Glancing at one and then the other, then back to Nida finally. ]
Rumors… Do they not know for sure yet where it’s still newer magic, or have they just… not said yet?
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Me realizing this touches on one of Waver's canonical future big fears 'Oh no...'
Even Waver understood that much. For all that he hadn’t been prepared for the Clock Tower’s ways, there were some truths you didn’t escape when you decided to become a mage. He was just… a little softer and questioned more. If someone had a say in their life or not, the ability to choose. He hadn’t grown up in the traditional mage family situation that Melvin had. So his reaction is a little mixed, more than observant enough to catch the look Nida’s friend was giving and the way the other responded to the question.
He doesn’t judge it because he does understand that costs are a given and it’s up to the individual to decide if it’s worth it. You expect to lose things, or to endure pain, if not both. Even the crest was a lifelong pain that was handed from one generation to the next that one had to get used to.
But he does feel a spark of concern for Nida, concern that he lies to himself about as a simple worry about how it could be a difficult cost to function with. Though the truth would more be ‘What if you loose memories you cared about? What if you forget someone important?’
Glancing at one and then the other, then back to Nida finally. ]
Rumors… Do they not know for sure yet where it’s still newer magic, or have they just… not said yet?
[ Shit, he needs more information on this now. ]