[ Quentin can't help but smile, because seriously, that name. ]

I know, Dr. Stephen Strange. It sounds like right out of a book or something. He's a master magician and also a medical doctor, so.

[ Someone worth knowing even if his name is a little eyebrow worthy. Stephen's kind of impressive all around, but Quentin's very easy to impress too. And really he finds himself drawn to other magic users, if for no other reason than they can complain about how the thing that made them who they are is gone. ]

The way we use magic is manipulating the energy around us for spells, and it's like ... there's definitely still energy here. I can feel it but I can't tap into it.

[Their wellspring isn't here so it must come from a different source, but still. It feels wrong.]

I think even if I got the coolest new superpower ever, I'd still pick magic over it. Which is sort of a downer way of looking at it, but.