"What's the going rate of pay for large quantities of human annoyance? Is it more or less than selective, manipulative individual telepathy?" Felix sliced off each word with a razor-sharp tongue.

Finally frustrated to a terminal degree by the noise, the wizard touched a fingertip to the charging port of the tablet, and summoned his magic. It was a short but immediate effect, draining enough of the stored electricity in the battery to shut the device off entirely.