Yeah...that makes sense, now that you say that.

[Maybe he should have been less...open about all of the mad sciency things he does, but it's probably fine. Not like he has a chemistry lab here to use or anything. Without that, he can't do much more than tinker.]

I'd say it's definitely a bit more commonplace in Corona, but not by a whole lot. I mean, you don't have people walking around the city being able to use magic or anything, and the only person I know who has any magic in her wasn't exactly intended to be born with it.