(OOC: Good! No need to punish him. Not that I /could/, but I would have been happy to try. And did I mention that RPing with Setsuko is always a joy?)

Lucien nodded. "It's more that I have extra Aether on me because I spend a lot of time in a precinct with Aethies. My material balance won't change until I get an Aethie or ten of my own. Most People are prettttttty balanced, starting out, but we actually have less gleam than most trees even though most trees can't talk."