have you ever heard of magic. of the unexplainable. the ability of man to act beyond the limitations of the physical world, to act in a plane that is unknown to the common folk. do you know what that is, do you know about the worlds that have been made, the lives that have been changed, the strength found within themselves through the metaphor of the supernatural? and furthermore, the normalization of magic, the naturalization of magic, the turning of magic into mundane. the everyday grind of the ice mage keeping the city cool, the everyday grind of the wind bender to blow leaves off the streets. the corruption of what is abnormal through the process of normalization. do you understand? have you ever seen a magic act? a man, holding cards and wearing a dark cloak. he stands before you, beckoning. do you see what he sees? do you feel what he feels? the link between humans, between peoples. you can feel his heartbeat, you know he's scared. he looks at you with confidence but inside he's failing. his rent is due tomorrow and he doesn't have enough to cover it. he you get it? do you understand?