"I had help from my teacher, but primarily I developed this skill myself. I kind of went across it backwards -- I figured out how to manipulate qi, then studied existing works and treatises on the skill to refine my technique into acupressure and acupuncture manipulations. Incidentally, it falls under the general umbrella of magick-with-a-k."

Don't think for a second he doesn't assume she's skeptical. Most people are -- a lot of science has gone into disproving the theories and practice of acupuncture, since it directly benefited the people who wanted those theories and practice to not work. But the ideological battle -- hell, the fight for fundamental control of reality -- between the Traditions and the Technocracy is way too heavy and deep to even touch on without expecting a hell of a lot of explaining and effort.

But considering it actually and definitely healed the patient here? Might make a believer out of her yet!