It's a pretty good illusion if that's what it is. It's like he was real and really there, and that's impossible. [Hiro Hamada is stubborn and doesn't want to dump his bullshit on people. Especially people like Nino. He's appreciated and been baffled by the kindness of people on the island. It's the same sort of confusion he felt with the nerd lab.]

...when was the last time you saw Lloyd? [He's assuming he's her brother, since that's the line of conversation they were on.] Can magic really be that powerful?