OK! Weird esoteric turtle-magic! How am I supposed to know? I don't know you, man!

( he's flustered, and yes, dramatic, and now also a little bit guilty and worried. his hands make soft fists at his side, and he chews at his lip. he's gonna have to invest in gloves or something, isn't he? )

Look, it's possible it coulda been not entirely all you, exactly. This mystic-tech, like hard light type projections, or something?