[ when lottie says no, claudia's absolutely perplexed. she has yet to have a solid grasp on the concept of this rumored electricity thing because she hasn't seen it in action herself, but if that's what this is, then it's pretty amazing. especially since it's not being run on magic.

she smiles a little as the popcorn starts to fill up more, but then there's the mention of a "microwave"-- ]

What's a microwave? [ a beat, then: ] No, hang on -- if there's a book back in the building where I can read up on all of this stuff, tell me where I can find it. Science, magic...same thing, right?

[ not at all, claudia. not at all. ]