Well, regardless of how terrible a day she's having, it would be hard to justify taking it out on a little kid. Especially a little kid who's already had a scare thanks to their magic handling.
... And even a kid who's asking pointed, awkward questions. Sunshine hasn't exactly taken transmutation theory courses; she only graduated high school by the skin of her teeth. All she knows is what her grandmother taught her, and the pervasive uneasiness she feels when she doesn't return things to their original state (and tidy up after herself). If there are stuffy, scientific reasons to do it, or cosmic balance related reasons to do it, she doesn't know what they are or if they even apply here.
"It's what my grandmother taught me," she finally says. "It's good manners to leave things as you found them." Such a simplified explanation sounds weak to Sunshine's ears, but if it was good enough for her at age nine, maybe it'll be good enough for Sissel.
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... And even a kid who's asking pointed, awkward questions. Sunshine hasn't exactly taken transmutation theory courses; she only graduated high school by the skin of her teeth. All she knows is what her grandmother taught her, and the pervasive uneasiness she feels when she doesn't return things to their original state (and tidy up after herself). If there are stuffy, scientific reasons to do it, or cosmic balance related reasons to do it, she doesn't know what they are or if they even apply here.
"It's what my grandmother taught me," she finally says. "It's good manners to leave things as you found them." Such a simplified explanation sounds weak to Sunshine's ears, but if it was good enough for her at age nine, maybe it'll be good enough for Sissel.