[Truth is, it's an awkward topic and Eddie's not entirely sure he wants to know how Taako feels about him, what he might say, if Lucretia happens to know that kind of thing. It's not that Eddie is above it, because he's not, he's always been a bit petty, a bit too concerned with self-image, a little too worried about what people think of him. It's curiosity, and it's a little bit self-sabotage, and he recognizes that, and so he can laugh at himself.

Eddie's brows raise when she mentions that magic and containing it is her job, that she's been busy.]

I bet. Things have seriously been a big mess on the magic front. I've dabbled a bit, but the work you guys have been doing, at Gramarye... [A pause, and then, awkwardly.] ...that's where you are right? Sorry. I'm letting my mouth get away from me.

Anyway. It's been great. Way better than the RPD could've done on its own. You deserve a vacation.