[He listens to the rain falling and, the only indication that he'd heard anything about research on the portal right now, gives a quiet hum. While it interests him greatly, he still doesn't know enough about what it is or what powers it to hold a steady conversation with someone in this world who might have been working on it themselves. At least in school, he had a few years to gradually absorb some of this information, and time enough as it developed to keep current on new technology in his own world. But the people here are over a century ahead of his time, and having to wrap his head around it all in a few weeks' just hasn't done much but boggle him.]

[He does, however, glance down at those hands again before he goes back to his tea.] Don't think I need to mention to keep an eye on that. Or maybe I do. [He grins, widely.] Still no butler around to keep you safe, is there?