<div class="floatleft">(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczjrynB9C1qf95qio1_r1_1280.png)</div><div class="floatright"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Shayla</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://im1.ibsearch.xxx/9/d9/1621c7c4f8fbdee761f4866741c0d.jpg)</div></div></div>So, this was how the three of them were going to play it, apparently. Try to lecture the sphinx into being more competent at modernity. Not the worst strategy. Also, it seemed that Solar Flare was the good, encouraging cop, while Calanthe was the stern, intimidating cop. So... Alexander would be the quietly helpful, but otherwise apathetic cop. Or something like that.<br/><br/>"It is indeed a changing world." Alexander said seriously. "And changing ever faster and faster. Sadly, those of us who rely on the ancient arts must change with it. Technology is an addicting, powerful tool. Like magic, in fact. But more universally accessible and user-friendly." He looked thoughtful. "I think with a cell-phone jammer, you could get people even more with riddles now than ever before. The more we have technology, the more reliant we are. People nowadays are, on average, not very good at riddles once you take their cheats away."