[Sales pitch. Ha! That gets a snort.] Please. If I was trying to sell you something you'd know it. [Not that it sounds like he'd be ashamed in the least if he was selling something--and selling exactly the sort of thing this city seems to imply.

Getting the lay of the land's the smart play though, and he appreciates any guy who's doing that, so he'll make what contributions he can to the cause. But if alternate universes are a stretch to imagine then probably there's going to be a lot more that tallies in the unbelievable column too.

Might as well be getting on with opening that tin of worms then.]

You from Earth? You kinda sound like a guy from Earth--one of 'em Earth guys that thinks magic's all make believe. That you?