12-24-2020, 03:50 PM
Adrian chuckled despite himself. The young man who reclaimed his lucky charm was intimately familiar with all things channeling. Perhaps he was one himself. Though why would he snatch the object with his hand when he could snag it with invisible powers? Weakness, perhaps? Fear? Lack of skill? Nerves? This was the sort of angle Adrian hadn’t considered before: digging up a person’s self-induced barriers to their own power for other ends.
“So many nuances to this power. What else do you know about it?” he raised his glass to the group’s new informant, which suddenly cast him in a fresh light. Even the others turned to the newcomer. A name was dropped, Cruz de la Vega, which Adrian didn’t recognize despite the identity seemingly familiar. Undoubtedly, he’d encountered the (obvious) billionaire at some point.
As a result, he cast a friendly smirk toward Zhenya, “be nice to the poor guy,” he said, knowing something of her antics for entertainment.
“So many nuances to this power. What else do you know about it?” he raised his glass to the group’s new informant, which suddenly cast him in a fresh light. Even the others turned to the newcomer. A name was dropped, Cruz de la Vega, which Adrian didn’t recognize despite the identity seemingly familiar. Undoubtedly, he’d encountered the (obvious) billionaire at some point.
As a result, he cast a friendly smirk toward Zhenya, “be nice to the poor guy,” he said, knowing something of her antics for entertainment.