I think I'd know. [It's not a mean statement, but matter-of-fact even though he softens it with a slightly lopsided grin.] If magic existed we would have found it by now. It doesn't do a great job hiding itself, does it?

[Hiro may or may not be wary of what certain people back home would do with magic if it existed but...his type of science is a little like magic. It's enough to freak him out a tiny bit. Her enthusiasm's still contagious though and even though he's not sure how to handle it when it's coming from someone not Honey Lemon, he's trying.] Nope. America, but Japan's on my list of places to visit.

[You know. If they ever get out of here...] Yeah, that's when I showed up, too. [He shakes his head then.] Eight and a half months. But some people have been here years...kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it?