"I do have extra brain!"

"Which is great for everything except calibration!"

"All in all, I think I'm all right with this tradeoff."

"It is a reasonable tradeoff."

"Normally I'd say 'pity about the pain thing' but under these circumstances the pain thing is actually kind of convenient. Automatic gradual brain upgrades whenever I do magic!"

"I am honestly sort of surprised you're taking us at our word that this is real and not a horrible trap."

"The experiments worked. The magic works."

"You could be hallucinating." she points out. "...I mean. You're not. But it would be a reasonable guess."

"If I'm hallucinating, the hallucination is deliberately and masterfully constructed, and I'm doomed almost no matter what I do, so I might as well enjoy it."

"Your logic is sound."

"I like to think so."

"Ah, but you're biased," she teases.

Snort.

"Unless you have meta-logic that objectively evaluates your logic for you."

"I reject the premise, I think."

"I'm joking."

"I know. I still reject the premise."

"Well, congratulations on your lack of bias."

Giggle.

"Avoiding bias is an important part of science!"

She wiggles her fingers at him. "Scie~ence."

He makes a face at her, then giggles some more.

The bunny, which is still nibbling ineffectually on the rock, gains a lab smock.

"You're too cute," says Milan. He may or may not be addressing the bunny but he's definitely looking at Odette.