applechemist | Not Again | Catch All for Ash

It’s not something anyone can just decide to learn?

Well... They can, over in Central. They have technology there that really opens it up to people without the innate talent... From what I hear.

But they still need to be able to use alchemy to use that technology. Apparently.

Yeah...

So, basically... alchemy's a limited resource, then.

I never really thought about it like that, but I guess so.

[ hm ]

Guess that just means whatever you do with it’s more important.

That's how I like to think of it. It's a power that we need to be careful with, but it's how we use it that matters.

So in general: more using it for good, less using it for selfish reasons and you’re golden?

"Good" and "selfish" aren't always so separate from each other.

Dangerous when put together though.

Yeah.

It's all about that balancing act, huh?

[ She nods. ]

It's difficult, but it's not a black-and-white issue.

Complicated stuff never is.