( The laugh he huffs at murderous E.T. is less to do with the phrasing and more to do with the fact that he's already paring the story down in his head and it still seems unbelievable. It's a little self-deprecating, a little cynical sounding, and he scrubs a hand over his beard for a second. )

So, what I'm gonna tell you is gonna sound... fucking insane, but I swear it's all true.

( Which, you'd think maybe it'd be an easier sell after the whole egg thing, but he's not so sure. )

About a year or so ago, I woke up in New Amsterdam. It was like this weird... alternate reality version of Earth that never got invaded. No aliens. But, uh... people were getting pulled in there kind of like they are here. Just, without the egg.

( A little pause, a little with me so far? look. )

Except there, everybody who got dragged in got... something. It was like practically fucking X-Men, you know? Some people took longer than others to figure it out, but... we all got something. That--

( A vague nod at Takoda's chest. )

That's kind of my something.