[Magic rain, is that to blame for this? Eve brushes her shoulders, some looser crystals clinking onto the floor.]

[She watches with an attentive eye as he attempts to fish out a larger crystal from where it is stuck.]

Can I see?

[She has smaller fingers, maybe she can get into some of the narrower creases.]

Mm. Varian gets mentioned frequently on the network. He's been blamed by Zodiac for a couple events, but he seems nice. A very smart guy. I don't know why bad things keep happening to him.

[That might be less 'bad luck' and more 'hubris,' but she doesn't know that.]