He doesn't know sign language and feels terrible about that. He will definitely try to pick it up quickly, though, as he's not all that fond of talking and perhaps this will be easier.
Valan: Wow, incredible! My Ellayamore has told me tales of your kind. Do you think your magic could help my mother get better? ...She is very sick.
Julian: Erm.. I've only fixed plants. And small ones at that. I'm sorry, I hope your mother gets better soon!
My character lives in a world where magic is the norm, so he would simply ask what element they have, and then say "cool!";maybe with a pang of jealously as well.
Anise: You know, I donât care about your magic. Letâs talk about books instead!
Lola: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I like you! Letâs be friends!
Otto: Fight me, buster.
Kit: From the way you looked I would never have guessed you had arcane properties in you! What do you use it for? Hey, I heard that if you blah blah magical forces blah blah blah yadda yadda blah did you know...
Alice: "Another magic-user? I would normally curtsey back in my, erm," she would freeze and look towards her pointed claws before taking in another break. "Human form." She gives a wicked smirk, revealing her fangs,"But I don't respect you guys anymore."Kyler: Being a loyal knight, he would bow and then say, "At your service, sir."Celia: "Intriguing, youngling. Do you want to be an apprentice, perhaps? I see potential in you."
Julian is unsure what he means by "element" but if he had to guess, he and plants get along pretty nicely most of the time?
Julian is more than happy to talk about books, and would likely excitedly show Anise his small collection. Almost all of them are reference, but he has a couple fiction novels that he likes to reread sometimes.
He would get Extremely Nervous around Lola and Otto, as that is a lot of attention focused on him, and he would probably just tune Kit out and then feel very guilty about it.
Julian's heart rate would spike dramatically when Alice shows her teeth and claws. He's not sure what respect from her is like, but he's betting it's still pretty scary. As for Kyler and Celia, well... No one should be bowing to him, and he's not sure he'd be any good at being an apprentice since his magic comes and goes as needed. "You remind me of a dragon I know." He'd say to Alice, then he'd turn to Celia, "You do, too"
Vernon would probably be super into it and analyze every single detail of it, in about an hour you could come back and he would have a full on research and training plan. He is a big magic nerd and one of this things in the story is teaching other people how to make their magic better, he actually used to be a wizarding teacher... Even if for a little while.
Grey would be widely uninpressed... He generally cares more for science and the inconsistency of magic is a turn off for him.
(spoiler btw) Azreth would wonder what it tastes like, and probably proceed to not ask before grabbing a bite... He is a dragon that eats magic after all xD
Julian would be nervous around Vernon, but ultimately he'd become very excited at the prospect of someone being able to teach him how to use it better. He'd want to help out as much as he can as he's not good at letting others do things for him, plus he'd figure he knows his magic the best, and can give Vernon the most information about it.
He would nervously keep an eye on Grey, but relax when he doesn't seem to be attacking. And, as for Azreth, he's already fine around dragons, since he knows one quite well.
His magic tastes like winter.
Greetings!
Magic, for Nadhine, is an interesting thing: she's skeptical and doesn't believe in magic right away. For her to believe, she'd need to see huge displays of magical prowess to actually believe. It would be quite interesting to see it xD
If he managed to get his courage up, he'd probably try to show her something. The thing he's best at is making small plants grow. He'd dig his fingers into soil and before her eyes a dandelion would bloom.
This would be something that counts as "great display": after all, making plants grow faster than usual is magical xD