[ Oh wait, yeah, he figured it out. There's a chortle of nervous laughter, his free hand coming up to the back of his head. ]

W-wait, I think...I said I've seen a few people go through this, right?

[ He's sweating now. Hasn't he learned by now that being cool never gets him anywhere?? ]

We need magic.

[ A beat. ]

...you don't, happen to know any magic, do you?

[ The odds were slim, weren't they? He'd seen so many people and things with magic, but without Star here to help...was there a rational way to take care of this? ]