See! There are benefits to pretending they've only just met. Not... many. She can recognize that, of course, but there are some! In this case, she is grateful though it isn't brought up. That does sound like her but to an embarrassing degree.
"Huh," Rosie hums, considering. "Yeah, I'm not sure if it's like that or just... pre-baked in. Every healer I knew could do that on default and it didn't seem like it used any more or less energy to." A small difference, maybe, between their magic systems but notable nonetheless. "To me it was always like the numbing agent they use before, like, surgeries or whatever. You may feel the pressure or, like, what's happening but not the pain with it. In fact, it might even feel a little enjoyable!"
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"Huh," Rosie hums, considering. "Yeah, I'm not sure if it's like that or just... pre-baked in. Every healer I knew could do that on default and it didn't seem like it used any more or less energy to." A small difference, maybe, between their magic systems but notable nonetheless. "To me it was always like the numbing agent they use before, like, surgeries or whatever. You may feel the pressure or, like, what's happening but not the pain with it. In fact, it might even feel a little enjoyable!"