Progress after the first breakthrough was painfully slow. After lunch, grandpa made me try to maintain a state of feeling magic for hours. Staring at that medallion was certainly really boring. But I started to see the use of it. Maybe I could use this at work? I wasn't really sure about what to do with the project, other than the literature search. And I was hired as an alchemist — surely I should come up with more than a report of what is unknown and unknowable?
I resolved to continue trying to learn to visualize magic while keeping on working on the archives and the studies. That, on top of the ordinary work schedule, meant I didn't have much personal time, so I only went on a few dates with Jack. And even those dates, I didn't take half a day off anymore. It was mostly dinner, and onc
