"There's people from all over," Gourry told her, putting in his two cents. "I met all kinds of people. Or talked to 'em on the thingies, anyway. Think there was even a talkin' lion." He scratched at his head briefly, considering. He hadn't been imagining that, right? ... yeah, that lion had definitely been talking.

Weird. Though he supposed he'd probably seen weirder in all their travels. Their world had plenty of things in it that other people probably thought were out of the ordinary.

"So what are we gonna do about backup? Y'think this Vyers guy is good for that? Feels kinda weird, bein' here without Zel and Amelia along for the ride." Even though their other companions hadn't been a constant when it came to their adventures back home, he'd gotten used to having them around -- and he always appreciated that neither of them chose to hit him when they were feeling particularly frustrated.