"I'm glad you guys are at least interested in helping. Thanks. I'll try to get things settled here, well, and see if I can leverage resources towards reversing what brought you here. Is there any specific way your abilities could be used to help, do you think?"

"Theoretically very little is conceptually out of reach of our magic. Practically, we are limited by the power we have available. Teleportation of any useful distance is cost-ineffective for me, and certainly beyond her."

"That sounds like seals, but - writ large. Seals can do basically anything, what they effectively do is storage, explosions (which are modified storage), and barriers. Non-magical abilities? I get the sense you're better at people than her."

"I have more life experience than she does. At our Academy, we study history, mathematics, physics, chemistry, philosophy, etiquette, strategy, and small-unit tactics in addition to magic."

"Yeah, I did mostly the same stuff. Plus I took a section on small-engine repulsorcraft once but I don't think I'll be able to find the stuff to make one here."

"Repulsorcraft? And I can't think of much about how to leverage that, beyond seeing if alien math impacts sealing in an advantageous way..."

"They're like, um, wagons? Except they float and don't have wheels, and don't use horses or whatever."

"What sort of math does sealing require?"

"Sounds useful," and, "Currently it's mostly - geometrical things. Most shinobi don't learn past trigonometry, and that's at the chunin level, so most sealing uses up to that. The Fourth's Hiraishin probably used calculus, don't know which kind. There's some theory that more advanced sealing is possible, but seal masters are few and far between - there's also another written language you have to memorize for standard seals, and our Academy education focuses mostly on practical skills - and largely hoard their secrets. Sealing's also hampered by being slow, usually, most people can't do complicated equations in their head, so it's less tempting to spend your time on than a more immediate technique."

"Does it have to be mental math?"

"If you're planning on starting a new seal while someone's trying to stab you, it does, but pre-prepared seals can be written."

"So a calculator wouldn't be that helpful."

"Not unless you could use it mid combat. Would shorten things for pre-preparing seals, though."

"Oh, cool. Um." She turns to Tasara. "Did you bring your digi? I mmmay have left mine at base."

"Why would you-"

"I was trying to be sneaky."

"...of course. Yes, I have mine."

"What's a digi and why isn't it sneaky?"

"A personal digital assistant. It's like a multipurpose calculator."

"But it pings a tracking signal that the enemy can pick up if they're scanning for it."

"Doesn't your armor have a mesh pocket?"

"Ohhh. Right. Forgot about that."

It sounds like these "digis" have a radio function which can be blocked...

And also how slowly do they mature, if anyone her apparent age is forgetting basic facts about equipment?

...Actually that might be useful to know: "How quickly does your species mature? I noticed Anneia seems. Young?"

"The legal age of majority is eighteen."

"I'm twenty," she supplies.