[Maria laughs, perhaps a little louder than intended, because she turns away to cough again. Oops...overdid it a little bit there. Yet she still smiles before clearing her sore throat and easing it a bit with more soothing cocoa.]

Oh, I like that very much!! Once something's explained, the magic sort of gets taken out of it, doesn't it? Though I don't think that makes the act any less incredible, myself.

[Science is just fucking cool like that. Even if you know how something works, or what causes it, or even why something does what it does...it can still blow your mind. Robotics, genetics, astrophysics...all these things are real and they happen every waking moment. People know and have written books about them all, yet it all is still extraordinary to research.]

Hm...that is true. I should schedule a meeting with the principal of the establishment at some point. Though, if there is a written test, I think I'd actually prefer that, which I know may sound a little strange. It's just been a while since I've had to really study for something...

[Maria, uh...Maria is most definitely a very advanced mind, let's just say.]