Doesn't work. [And because he's not interested in trying to talk up what he can do, he's go no trouble admitting,] I'm nothing like that kinda powerful anyway, but I know some who are, and they can't manage it either.

Whatever these LIES goons 've done to keep us here, it pretty much works across the board. I think there's as much magic as there is science to it. [It's one way he supposes this place is like his own world: science and magic aren't seen opposed but integrated, like two sides of a coin.]

Hell, one of my Submissives is a god. I mean, I thought that was just him talking bullshit when we met, but it turns out people 've actually heard of him. Real deal. And he can't get himself outta here. Can't even make the line down his throat go away.