[quote=Zordon]
I purposefully separated Margot from the group. Like, extremely separated. So, I don't think she'd sense anything in the state of focus she's in with her kata right now.
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Meditation does not necessarily dampen the senses. Even if it does, an explosion of raw magic and a shockwave traveling through the fade is not the kind of 'disturbance' your character could have anticipated. It's like if a tightrope walker suddenly got hit by a gale force wind out of no where. Your concentration had no reason to be prepared for such an event.

Honestly you could easily write it either way. One way does nothing to develop the plot and does nothing to bring the group together. The other does. To get the group together you always need to compromise a bit and try to make choices that connect the characters. It's just the nature of early game.