Thread:ThisIsXenon/@comment-32460917-20190603090203/@comment-32273133-20190723183136

“Alright,” Clay pulled on a pair of latex gloves. “If you don’t want to see, now’s the time to close your eyes,” He made sure everything on his tray was set up before picking up the tourniquet. “Let’s see,” He carefully moved Calidi’s left arm until he could get to the skin inside his elbow. “Delphi’s been teaching me a lot about magic and magic theory lately,” He wrapped the tourniquet around Calidi’s arm and waited for the vein he was looking for to swell up. “And it’s actually very interesting. I may just be a nerd,” He swabbed the area with an alcohol wipe. “But the idea of magic as a form of energy makes so much sense, especially with rune magic,” He uncapped the needle. “Since you expend your own energy when you cast a rune, you’re basically turning the chemical energy you get from the food you eat into magical energy.” He stretched the skin over the vein with two fingers. “So runeweavers need to eat a lot.” He inserted the needle. No blood flashback. Dammit. He quickly pulled it out and fumbled for another needle.