[That got a small chuckle from Alex, still with that hint of snark.]

Yet you're gonna help me find a flashlight. Which means you're playing babysitter or you've had to learn what one is.

[At least Alex sounded darkly amused by the situation.]

I mean, Arthur C. Clarke talked about how magic is just science we don't understand. To paraphrase badly--but this all still seems too good to be true. I'm looking for the catch. There has to be one.