[ If Cisco notices that temporary wariness, he gives no indication of it; he's pretty used to people having mixed or even bad reactions to his curiosity. He's a nosy guy, and he knows that. But one of the reasons for that is that he's a scientist, always wanting to understand how things work, to expand his knowledge. Which has been rather a delightful challenge, since arriving in this place, where there are all kinds of science he's never seen before, and magic on top.
When Ed calls it a science, though, Cisco's expression lights up. ]
So you're an alchemist. That something people are born to be, or did you go to school for it?
[ What he's curious about here is whether the ability is hereditary, or whether it's just a learned skill. ]
Alchemy was a term people used for really early science, in my world. Like hundreds and hundreds of years in the past. Never let people do that, though.
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[ If Cisco notices that temporary wariness, he gives no indication of it; he's pretty used to people having mixed or even bad reactions to his curiosity. He's a nosy guy, and he knows that. But one of the reasons for that is that he's a scientist, always wanting to understand how things work, to expand his knowledge. Which has been rather a delightful challenge, since arriving in this place, where there are all kinds of science he's never seen before, and magic on top.
When Ed calls it a science, though, Cisco's expression lights up. ]
So you're an alchemist. That something people are born to be, or did you go to school for it?
[ What he's curious about here is whether the ability is hereditary, or whether it's just a learned skill. ]
Alchemy was a term people used for really early science, in my world. Like hundreds and hundreds of years in the past. Never let people do that, though.