"I see. That must be a rewarding place to have. Never stay in one place long enough with my work to be a 'local' anything, so I'm sort of envious." She laughs, more at her attempt to relate than anything. He doesn't need to know that's why, however.

"For me, it's... science. But here, I don't know. I have a hard time accepting something like 'magic,' but I'm either in a coma or this place is really playing tricks on me in ways that it probably wouldn't be able to where I'm from." She admits for the first time, almost but not quite, that magic or the idea of it unnerves her. "I want to combat what's become part of our ecosystem so the next generation won't have to. If I'm able."

It's part of the ecosystem, though, just as she says. That means you can mitigate but you can't completely remove it. It's hard for Jill to accept, but it also means she can combat it all the more efficiently.

"So far." She quickly comments, not able to fully dismiss that they may miss something. If there is something around, it's bound to take some investigating to get to. He's right about them carrying on, although she's equally as eager to dig into a mystery and solve it.

"Sorry. Hadn't meant to bother you." With her lingering, she means. They had options and perhaps it was better to actually listen to the growing dread in her body, spiraling corkscrew from throat to stomach.

Jill keeps her stride quicker and less languid. Hoping for the best.