At least there's some sort of logic to it all. Maybe it was just an unexplained science, but- Callaghan briefly reached for his hair, brushing some of it back in to place as he mulled that over. A professor, then, like him, and not some sort of mage or wizard...

Right. He could take all of this. Just...approach it as a science.

"Too bad," he said, shaking his head slightly. "I could use a fellow professor's approach to this, but without him, I'll have to take this a bit slower."

Which was to say he wasn't quite about to throw himself in to embracing the whole concept, but he wasn't about to run out of here, either. But with a final moment to think...

"I shouldn't have a problem with the mechanics, as I said. If the...magic...is supported by that, then it should at least give it a foundation. Do you want to give me some time with it now, or...?"

He's not sure what sort of access he'll have to all of this, later- if he'll have to find Anton or someone else.