At least some things remain the same between worlds then, huh? [He laughed at this minor thing. It tickled him to know that humans were universally the same no matter what strange universe they came from.]

And Alex? Just call me Lupin. All the best people do. So, you can make statues and walls with your Alchemy, then? Sounds spiffy. You know, I've gotten in trouble for stealing a few statues...[They were large and well known--the Statue of Liberty and Christ the Redeemer, not that Alex would recognize them by name.

He grinned.] And...giving you the details of those would take all night. Combat too for the Alchemy, you say? It's not too rude to ask to see it sometime, is it?