[He settles in a chair for now, elbows on the table, chin resting on the back of his hands. It's been a while since he really got to talk magic, even on a relatively simple and broad level, and he can't resist the urge to show off a little.]

More like attempting to summon the Accursed Being of Socks and instead being a being of accursing socks for a while afterwards. The author thought himself something of a trickster, you see.

[He smiles, just a little smug at the edges, honest.]