[ Claire doesn't question that allusion, although she knows he could easily draw them between Peter and this, depending on what he knows about him. Knowing Peter, it could be his whole life story. ]

Imagine that.

[ The words feel like they stick to the roof of her mouth a little, catching somewhere on the notion that she isn't as perturbed at the idea of Nathan being comatose as she rightfully should be. Thinking on it is counterproductive, however, considering it's the reason she's down here in the first place. If she can distract herself enough then she won't have to think about being powerless to do something else on this stupid ship. The notion of building a spell is something that strikes her as peculiarly interesting. ]

Building a spell sounds... kind of weird, honestly. When you hear about stuff like that at home, they're just... they just are. No one ever really goes into the mechanics behind it. I didn't realize there could be a process behind it.

[ Probably because it's fiction, Claire. ]