"Oh yes," Mary replies with a sigh. "Just the fact that we have magic powers is strange, but I know that for some people it isn't." Coming from a world where magic isn't real, it's very weird to her. "It seems like every month something magical goes haywire and we have to attempt to fix it."

She leans in, lowering her voice. "Truth be told, these gods do not always have a handle on everything like you'd think a god would."