[ She didn't find talking about the components of spellcasting, or really getting in deep about her powers on a not!date. But, he gets it. In the most basic form of everything, that's what it boils down to. That driving feeling that if she didn't do it, someone else might not. So much of what they'd done lately had been dependent on cooperative magic and while they'd made it through the actual spellcasting without her for a while... She hadn't exactly stayed quietly on the sidelines.

Offering a sad smile, she sits in the shared understanding - knowing the choices they both had waiting for them at home weren't going to be easy. ]

On the upside, neither of us will probably be having to deal with this particular world ending anytime soon. Hopefully.

[ She knocks on wood to be safe, trying to always be careful of what she puts out into the universe. ] Even if it feels like it. And we're not alone. [ Speaking of not being alone-- ]

This was nice. Even if not all of the subjects were happy. [ Her tone is light and just a little self-deprecating - making it clear that the comment was meant for herself. She had a tendency to get serious in the lightest of moments. A curse of sorts. ] I enjoyed this. And hopefully, we can do it again sometime.