[ Barnaby's gaze passes right over him, and for a moment, their eyes meet.
... Not really. But there is some risk to an invisibility spell if it receives sustained attention. Too much can shatter the enchantment entirely. Matt shrinks back instinctively from the regard, before Barnaby's attention moves on and Matt remembers right, I'm good at magic.
That's only the first complication, however. The Veneran man that Barnaby is definitely not arresting is headed right for Matt, requiring him to scramble back as he passes. Matt gets a good glimpse of his face, and sees in it a man who's ... scared. Just scared. Part of Matt wants to tell him, Don't worry. This'll all be over soon. But at the moment, he can't find the point in what they're doing--the connection to an end goal that'll make it worthwhile.
Lost in those thoughts, and paying more attention to the departing Veneran than his immediate surroundings, Matt bumps into a rubbish bin. Its precariously balanced lid wobbles and knocks a glass bottle, which crashes to the ground and erupts into a hundred sparkling pieces.
Matt hisses, ] Fuck.
[ This spell renders him invisible, but interestingly, it doesn't do anything to make him inaudible. ]
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... Not really. But there is some risk to an invisibility spell if it receives sustained attention. Too much can shatter the enchantment entirely. Matt shrinks back instinctively from the regard, before Barnaby's attention moves on and Matt remembers right, I'm good at magic.
That's only the first complication, however. The Veneran man that Barnaby is definitely not arresting is headed right for Matt, requiring him to scramble back as he passes. Matt gets a good glimpse of his face, and sees in it a man who's ... scared. Just scared. Part of Matt wants to tell him, Don't worry. This'll all be over soon. But at the moment, he can't find the point in what they're doing--the connection to an end goal that'll make it worthwhile.
Lost in those thoughts, and paying more attention to the departing Veneran than his immediate surroundings, Matt bumps into a rubbish bin. Its precariously balanced lid wobbles and knocks a glass bottle, which crashes to the ground and erupts into a hundred sparkling pieces.
Matt hisses, ] Fuck.
[ This spell renders him invisible, but interestingly, it doesn't do anything to make him inaudible. ]