The sentences were... sparse, but you used the right words for me to understand your base meaning. So, no, I'm not just being nice -- I really did understand your texts.

[He thinks about something for a moment, seeming to tilt his head. Idly, a hand comes up to straighten the knot of his tie, the other pulling at its bottom.]

The way translation works here is strange, and it makes me wonder: if I teach you, would that somehow increase your knowledge of your own native tongue? How does that even work?

[Magic is a very strange thing, isn't it.]