conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "The opposite, tandem casting, involves multiple casters performing one spell.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Is such a thing even possible?” Claire asked.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “It is. You can ask Torrid Magic for the details. He’s already figured out the underlying theory.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Wait!” Mr. Torrid cried. “Tandem casting is too risky! The conditions are exceptionally difficult, and if you fail—”
conversations.prefix: Mr. Torrid:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Right, right. The casters will experience backlash,” the apostle said nonchalantly.
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “There’s no need to worry, though,” the apostle said. “I guarantee these two girls won’t experience any backlash.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “How can you be so sure?”
conversations.prefix: Mr. Torrid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Again, that is not for you to know, Torrid Magic. All you need to do is teach these two how to perform tandem casting.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Mr. Torrid wore a vexed look.
conversations.prefix: Mr. Torrid:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “How rude!” Claire exclaimed. “If you’re going to ask someone for something, the least you can do is show some courtesy!”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  The apostle looked bewildered for a moment, before bursting into laughter. “Hee hee…aha ha ha ha!”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Wh-what’s so funny?” Claire asked.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Oh, forgive me. I couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity of your statement. It’s as though you think we apostles are human.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Huh?! Are you not? !”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “No, we are not.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  I felt like the more I heard, the less I understood. The ones controlling this world from the wings weren’t even human? Then just what were they? And what was this world?
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “We… Yes, for now, you can think of us as someone with ties to the Spirit God.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Huh?” Claire frowned.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “There’s a more fitting term, but I doubt you would be familiar with it, Claire François. Although…” The apostle paused and looked toward me. “I suppose Rae Taylor might be.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  I hadn’t a clue what the apostle could be alluding to—or much else of what she had been saying, for that matter.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “Anyway. Rae Taylor, Claire François, please learn the basics of tandem casting from Torrid Magic and master it as best you can.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “And if we refuse?” Claire asked.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “You won’t.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “What makes you say that?”
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  “I know you won’t pass up the opportunity to obtain the strength needed to defend your family.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “Humph.” Claire huffed.
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Claire and I would do anything to better protect our family.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  “I shall take my leave, then. This girl’s about to wake up soon, anyway.” The apostle vacated her seat. She moved toward the door, then stopped and turned. “Oh, right, one last thing. Keep this a secret…or something just might happen to May and Aleah.”
conversations.prefix: Apostle:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Claire shot the apostle a fierce stare, but she simply left, showing no indication of caring. That was our first contact with the apostle—no, the truth of the world.
conversations.prefix: Claire: