[ McGillis smiles slightly as he watches the giant insect enthusiastically monch n the treats laid before it. It feels easy to get fascinated by the way beetle bodies work, now that he's got such a close-up view of them. ]

That's fair enough. We can't all immediately turn to the strangest of hobbies. [ ... ] Tangentially related, how did you get so good at dreamotion energy this fast?

[ Teach him your icy secrets that he mistakenly assumes to not be innate... ]