[ Methods of communication, huh? That sounds interesting. Claude makes a mental note to come back to that subject later, or at least look into it once he gets into the city proper. ]

Really? That's awfully nice of you. I definitely appreciate it, too, between the explanation and being able to make a quicker exit from [ he gestures, broadly ] all of this. You've had this happen to you before, though? As in, you got whisked away from your world to somewhere else, other than where we're going?

[ He sounds pretty concerned about that. Just how common is this sort of thing? ]