"Alchemist?" she repeated, giving her a curious look now. She had never come across that in her own world, but it would not surprise her if there were people who classified themselves as alchemists. She wouldn't know if they had actual magic like witches, or if they were into things like voodoo.
Melissa sat up now, crossing folding her legs to one side so she was half facing Sydney. "Wouldn't that require magic? I've never met an alchemist before, I sort of imagine that would require some sort of power, wouldn't it?"