[Barok doesn't particularly feel worth admiring at the moment. But thinking back as he moves his free hand out of the way, he hums in contemplation, trying to make sense of the situation—not just on Asogi's side of the equation, but his own.]

Regarding that... there was something else that was strange. [Real specific, van Zieks.] Though if we're all capable of such strange powers here, it may merely be expected.