[ These are the statements that have Simon leaning into “maybe there are just multiple universes where pre-industrial Japan has centaurs”. ...it hasn’t really occurred to him that ‘Holy shit, these two examples of a species I met are so dissimilar, they must be from different universes’ is probably some kind of microaggression. ]

C’mon, don’t be so hard on yourself. I’m just used to the interdimensional travel thing. You’re doing pretty well for somebody from a world without electricity.

[ And... could it be? Could Simon have met somebody who might actually not dismiss this sentiment out of hand?? ] Nobody can be strong all the time.