Well, they do have backup, of a sort, in avian form. But there are limits to where magical ballet can be useful. And apparently I still need to watch the second season of Index, so I can see what you mean.
Sometimes I think that what I've been writing about has come to me randomly in flashes of inspiration. But then I realized that I had sculptures in Murano glass of a duck and a swan sitting in my room for the past ten years. Behind my head is my collection of cards -- jokers in particular -- framed on the wall. Another thing that predates my anime habit. And here I am thinking about the Magic Castle, and there's a little owl teapot that my ex bought for me. I still think of her when I'm trying to write Yomi.
Sometimes I think that what I've been writing about has come to me randomly in flashes of inspiration. But then I realized that I had sculptures in Murano glass of a duck and a swan sitting in my room for the past ten years. Behind my head is my collection of cards -- jokers in particular -- framed on the wall. Another thing that predates my anime habit. And here I am thinking about the Magic Castle, and there's a little owl teapot that my ex bought for me. I still think of her when I'm trying to write Yomi.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto