"Who knows, maybe in this place you actually need druids."

And he hates that. A lot. All this magic crap has him reeling more than he'd like to admit and he can only hope he gets to the actual, scientific explanation behind the Entities - and fast.

Speaking of which.

"Rocks and dirt? Please. Anyone can do that?" He almost looks offended at the suggestion. Honestly. Like he's some ordinary geologist. "I'm an astrophysicist. So yes. I do stars."

An oversimplification that has him wrinkling his nose but it's a lot milder than it could have been, maybe because he can feel the excitement in her question. And what can he say. It's pretty exciting?

"Actually, I was in space before coming here."