"Yeah, within certain limits which are probably different from yours," she says in a sort of offhand tone that belies her actual level of interest. "It's just a matter of figuring out how to bend the rules of whatever universe you come from - the physics vary from place to place, is what I'm starting to gather." Which is mind-blowing in itself.

At his stilted expression of gratitude, she looks up at him with a wry smile. "You are welcome," she says, echoing his syntax slightly. "I think I'm gonna jet outta here, if it's all the same to you. That's enough spywork for me today."

Also, he's creepy.