Keeping her hands busy is allowing Nel to sit in one place while they talk, and helping her focus. One hand coming under Gizmo’s chin to work under his jaw then down his chest, she looks more squarely up to her brother, “There is one way. Sometimes the magic gives memories from someone else. The changes we get are related to the memories. Or the person in them. I don’t have any memories that aren’t mine yet so I’m not sure which.”
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