[That'll just get a groansigh from the other side of the line, and he leaves it at that. Yes this nerdy researcher here only texts/mails friends and professional contacts for work stuff and is wholly oblivious to the horrors of message boards/social media, pls let him keep his innocence]

That's alright, thanks. [How to put this... He could still channel mana here, he confirmed after arriving, but it still felt odd, even if it's not as dry as Elympios the first time he got there.] My world's technology is pretty different from this world's anyway, so it may not make for much of a reference point.