[Hmm, yeah, this is all very... conceptual. Emil is not gifted in the abstract; he really does have no idea how he pulled off the blueberry thing before, only that he figured it out somehow. Lalli was rude to him? It's not going to great if Lalli has to be rude to him every time he wants to do some stupid magic...
He's just standing there frowning at his splinter hand while he thinks about this, but that's trying, so he deserves some credit for it. Thinking about this thing he doesn't quite fully understand even after doing it-- yes, that's going great. Even grabbing his hands and slapping him with magic would be arcane and mystifying.
Give him a minute or so to stand there and concentrate, and sure enough, his hand starts slowly bleeding from the splinter spot. Goddamn it.]
Okay, ow— ew.
[He'll get it, he will!! Just keep kicking boards without him!!!]
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He's just standing there frowning at his splinter hand while he thinks about this, but that's trying, so he deserves some credit for it. Thinking about this thing he doesn't quite fully understand even after doing it-- yes, that's going great. Even grabbing his hands and slapping him with magic would be arcane and mystifying.
Give him a minute or so to stand there and concentrate, and sure enough, his hand starts slowly bleeding from the splinter spot. Goddamn it.]
Okay, ow— ew.
[He'll get it, he will!! Just keep kicking boards without him!!!]