[ A shrug on his end. ] It could happen, you never know. People have the capacity for change and all that. [ Bold optimistic words given his work but, ah, well he was an optimist at heart.

There's just a scoff from him and then a laugh. What? Seriously? ] I've always been interested in it. Ah. Me and my laptop we've been through so much together, isn't that right? [ A tap as he gives said appliance a hearty pat. ] But, magic, hm. [ How strange. Why would the other think that? ] I mean aside from my little encounters with the filial spirits and maybe if you count dungeon and dragons and the occasional video game or two..

[ He's not seeing where he's ever been deeply involved in it. Sure it was cool and impressive and he'd love to get more information for his database. But magic certainly didn't exist in his world at least. The only magic he's ever known was the good ol' internet. ]