[ He's starting to figure a little bit of what this guy is about. Like, a little. Sort of.

Okay, he's still fucking baffled, but there's at least one thing he understands: ]

So... You're just, actually talking to all these little guys. That's a thing you do. [ He doesn't sound skeptical, just wrapping his brain around it. ] ...What the hell. I, uh, still don't know if that's alchemy, but...alright. It's pretty damn impressive.