Galen pauses, his eyes unfocused before he answers, doing an internal systems check. Everything is working again - almost as if nothing happened. But it was stupid to take a chance like that. There's technology here he doesn't understand that has effects he doesn't understand. Some of it was already affecting his tech.

He focuses back on the other man. "I'm a techno-mage," he says grandly. Perhaps it's not a good idea to tell him this, but in order to find out what's happened, he'll have to work with this man. Which means he has to tell him something to explain what just happened to him. The truth is going to be the best path.

"What was in that drink? What is in this room?" Although he gives the appearance of not waiting for any answers as he turns slowly around, examining the room with his sensors.