[He laughs a little nervously.] Well, you're not the first mage I've met, although Yoko's had to spend time studying this - like I said, it's a little unique, and the only person with something even kind-of similar is a little elusive sometimes, and he has been trying. [Kind of. Sort of. Mostly by "deep end of ocean" punting and cryptic dire warnings. And lots of facepalming.]

Where we are is - funny. We're apparently in some kind of mock-up of Paris right now, and I really don't know if what I was told about what's going on here would make any sense because it sounds really stupid and loony.