Reo had been prepared for her to say Call me Haley, because Americans are (in his considered opinion) a bit obsessed with being on first name basis with each other. He'd thought he was ready for that when he left Japan, but he really wasn't; he can just about handle it with people his age, but his sense of etiquette screams in protest at the very idea of addressing, say, a woman who is his elder and whom he has just met so familiarly. So he's relieved that she said no such thing, but that only lasts for a second before he's confused instead.

"I'm sorry," he says slowly, "I don't always understand American slang. May I ask you to explain?" Other players have groused before about how that's some magic trick shit, but the phrase "using magic" hasn't come up before, and he's not sure he understands precisely what she means.