[Then she's definitely got it. Water's heating and she's seated while it boils. Then a near stranger asks if she, a young teenager, is living on her own. There's a brief pause. It is then answered with a shrug.]

It'll be a relief to have the tricky parts out of the way.

[Later he'll find out the 'tricky bits' are pretty much the 'wiring' and anything equivalent to modern earth house wiring, light switches, circuit breakers and outlets.

And then she'll learn about flooring and walls but that's for another day.]

Yes, aether. [This is a safer topic.] It's what our world understands as energy in all things. It's how people are alive. Or how they perform magic?

[ She's watching Viktor as though hoping it strikes a memory in the man. Then Gaia makes a face. It's clear she's no scholar and coming up with an explanation for something so innately fundamental as... well, the air they breathe is a struggle for the teen. ]

I imagine the Lunar Orbs are like that. I mean aether is all around us even here. And that's just another form of harnessing it? [She huffs a sigh.]

But yes. And they're people who came from the same world. Sort of.

[That was also a bit complicated. But what it boils down to is she kind of wishes they were here to explain aether better than she can. Gaia gets back up. The kettle will be done boiling soon.]

Are the cups and tea over near the sink then?