James laughed, though in truth he was a bit disappointed that the other kid didn't press further. Still, he liked his underclassman's attitude. "A tree, I know I haven't shaved in a while, but I don't look like an Ent, do I? Nah, my old man stuck his diddly in a volcano, supposedly. I don't really like to think about it, because, you know: It's my parents boning. Apparently though, it was a loving, consensual relationship while it lasted. Gaia's only awake for 10 years out of every thousand, but according to my dad they were very happy together," he answered. He didn't want things to get too tense. Sure, the blonde seemed a bit tightly wound, but he probably had reason to be if he was hiding his real face behind an illusion.
"Yeah, son of Gaia. You caught the speech from a few seconds ago, right? I don't have to give it again?" He asked the kid who'd walked by, the one with science textbook.
Turning to the emo girl, he replied, "Magnus. My dad's name is Magnus Nathan Darius. He's a big-shot enchanter, real Captain Kirk type, wears a lot of enchanted jewelry," he replied. His dad had really tried to get his act together for Gaia, and he respected the man. Admittedly, he wasn't the best at the single-parenting deal after his mother went back to sleep, but he tried his best, and when he realized his best wasn't good enough, he made sure that James got better. Not only this, but James's dad had made a mission out of being there in the long run for both him and his mother, and was currently on a quest seeking immortality.
While James wasn't immortal, he was immune to death by natural causes. He didn't get sick from non-magical diseases, he couldn't be poisoned without the use of mystical toxins, and he wouldn't age a day past 25. He could still be killed, if one possessed the power and dedication to do it, but it would be extremely difficult to do without taking James off the ground.
And that was no easy feat, because James was afraid of heights.