Zeran was pushing to pay a bit more attention now. Things like this caught his interest. Mysteries, curiosities, things science just couldn't explain (yet) were things he lived for.

Noemi ends up relaying his thoughts more than her own, though truthfully her own mirror his closely enough that she won't really say she's sharing Zeran's thoughts this time. "It's interesting knowing there are at least kernels of truth at least. Stories can certainly turn into something of their own, but knowing it started on a truth makes it really interesting."

But with no other specific question to ask on that line, she went back to a previous comment. "What are your questions for us?"

Buddy was slowly starting to edge around the table, quietly moving to inspect the people, hopefully, at least mostly, unnoticed.