Leon listened very attentively. He reached for his notebook in order to write everything down, only to find that he'd forgotten it. This discovery dampened his spirits a good deal, as he didn't think he'd be able to return to his room until the end of the day. Perhaps he could feign an illness...

"Where I come from, alchemy is used to turn iron into less common materials and gemstones." He decided to press for more information despite the absence of any means of note taking. His memory would be good enough! And his curiosity wouldn't be abated. "Can you create other things with your scientific method?"