"Ah. So you're not that much different than the Genesis I know." Angeal had the patience for meditating but Genesis didn't. His friend could read poetry forever, but to sit there and clear his mind wasn't something he though either of them were fond of in the least. It wasn't that they couldn't do it, it was more along the lines that they just didn't like it.

They were magic users and the ability was something that Angeal was the weakest in performing. Magic simply didn't stick.