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[rotacalamitas]

[A ranged weapon, huh... That's worth some thought. Bennett's gonna mull that over a bit.]

Just do your best and you'll get it, I'm sure!

[He gives her a thumbs up. But he does as she asks, and takes a step back to give her some space.]

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[Nodding, and perked up by the boost of confidence, Ochako huffs a little bit to sort of psyche herself up - deep breath in and out - then glances at her familiar who has taken to laying off to the side in the shade to rest. Aludra's one eye open, feeling Ochako gaze on her, and she flicks an ear and yawns. ...Yeah, shouldn't have expected anything helpful there.]

O-Okay, I'm gonna do it!! Just...a little flame. [flexing her fingers a bit, Ochako concentrates, digging into the pool of magic in side herself and slowly, slowly letting her fingers dip in. The tips glow red hot, and there's a sudden burst of flames right in the palm of her hand, like dumping alcohol on a hot skillet.] Uwaah!! B-B-Bright!

[But, thankfully, the flame starts to die down after the first few seconds, flickering erratically as Ochako strains to keep it managed.]

[rotacalamitas]

[Ochako's sudden blaze catches Bennett by surprise, but when she seems to start reining it in, he cheers for her.]

That's it, Ochako, you're doing it! Just keep doing... whatever it is you're doing!

[Whatever that is, he has no clue. Small magic happens accidentally for him, he couldn't even fathom having to actually try for it.]

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[The cheering is really, really nice, and Ochako does smile a bit - she definitely does react to some positive reinforcement and praise - but it's easy to tell she's actually focusing pretty hard on maintaining an even flame. Her brows are knit together, lips pursed into a hard line, and her eyes are glued on that little flame that seems to keep dancing in her palm...crackling and popping wildly like it's just waiting to explode outwards.]

Haah...wh-why's it so hard to...maintain a small thing like this?

[You'd think a bigger blaze would be harder, right? At least Ochako does, but a smaller flame actually takes way more control and reigning in that power...which she doesn't have a handle on at all. The 'output' of her magic is always dialed right up to ten and stuck there, so turning it down to something like a two or a three...takes work. After a while, she lets the flame die out and sighs.]

How do you manage to get your magic to work like that, Bennett-kun? I'm trying to mimic a friend that has control over fire, but...I mostly see him use it at max power, and I don't really know how he ignites it...

[rotacalamitas]

I'm... probably not the best person to ask about that, haha.

[Bennett awkward scratches the back of his head.]

You see, back home, I've got what's called a Vision. [He reaches down and curls his fingers around the red jewel attached to his bag.] With it, I can use fire to fight! So even though it doesn't work here, I guess fire comes naturally to me? Maybe a little too naturally...