"I mean, when in Rome..." Connie shrugs. Then again, it was difficult to just adjust her cognition to the point where she could accept that crystals could supply near-unlimited energy all on their own and create streams of elemental energy with the right adjustments, and she had been friends with the Gems for years. "...act like the crazy people who somehow make things blow up by dramatically yelling the names of their spells and making weird-looking gestures. Seriously though, I've already been doing some research on what exactly makes magic work here. It's been slow going, but there might be some useful tidbits in there. I'll scan the journals anyways and DM the findings to you. Maybe you'll see something I don't."

Connie gives Futaba an appraising look. Oh, yes, she knew that expression all to well. She had worn it innumerable times herself. "Alright, c'mon. Time to take a break. I'm enough of a nerd to recognize the signs of mental overexertion."