QUINN:
…. So what yer tellin’ me is - elves actually live here.

LU:

To be precise, eight elves, twelve humans,  two who are half of each 

and one genie live here. Two of the elves are  …

QUINN: 

Genie? Did you say genie now?

LU: 

I did. You’ll meet him tomorrow. His name’s Io and

 you’ll find him to be surprisingly childlike. 

QUINN: 

Aye, right!

LU: 

Now about the elves - two of them are vampires. 

One is a full-fledged vamp …

QUINN: 

Vampires! No way. Ya almost had me believin’ ya with the

 elves - cause ya got real serious an’ all. But now ya go 

and tell me vampires and genies are real? 

LU: 

Quinn, I’m informing you of who you’ll associating with, if you 

decide to stay longer than  a few weeks.…

QUINN: 

Elves and genies, and vampires …

LU: 

Only one genie. They’re very rare. The odds of two of them being in the  

 same location at the same time would be hmmm … 1 in 292.2 million, 

but I’m only guessing. I’d need more data to be completely accurate.

QUINN:

Aye, right.

LU: 

Now there’s no need to be concerned about the vampires. They’re not dangerous, at least not elf-vampires, and that’s who live here.

QUINN: 

Right, the elf vampires. So tell me - do they turn into bats 

and fly about as they please?

LU: 

That is not a common trait among vampires, unless …

QUINN: 

Unless? Ya mean there’s an ‘unless’! 

LU: 

… Unless they possessed the ability to transform themself 

into a bat prior to being brought across. Then yes, a vampire 

could certainly become a bat if they chose to do so. Ours do not. 

LU:
… Any other questions? 

QUINN: 

Naw. None that I wanna know the answer to right now.

LU: 

OK. You need to be aware of the magic in our family, which 

is one of the reasons I brought you here. You may be gifted.

QUINN: 

No way!

LU: 

Quinn, there’s a 66.8% chance that you possess a form of magic.

QUINN: 

That cannae be right.

LU: 

It is - according to my data. I’ve spoken to and have records of 

6,478 of daddy’s relations. I’ve done the math. Numbers don’t lie. 

Which brings us to my magic.

QUINN: 

Yer magic?

LU: 

Yes. There are many types of magic. As for me, I’m exceptional at math,

 and I retain everything I read. Everything. I can tell you the page 

number and where a specific sentence is located.

QUINN:
Like a photogenic memory on steroids.

LU:

Why, yes. That’s a wonderful analogy. 

Are you feeling OK? You look pale. 

QUINN:
I think ma mind’s been utterly blown.

LU:
Perhaps that’s enough for now. We’ll talk more in a few days.

QUINN:
Right.