Jack nods along in understanding, and the look on his face is completely fascinated. "That was always the legends on Earth, that alchemy was just chemistry with...improvements? But, my world, we never got it to work, humanity as a whole decided to give up on the study."

"No magic where I come from, but it's common for you?" Jack shakes his head with another grin. "Say that two years ago, and I wouldn't even be able to wrap my head around it. Is the magic here familiar to you, then?"