"Every machine I've ever seen has been the size of a tree," Stone muses. "And didn't talk. And was falling apart." He's basically a primitive, Strange, sorry. Even back in Last Eden, he didn't interact with a lot of the Light-area machinery, focusing on the magic side of things. "It looks like I'll have a lot to learn, if this place is all... machine-y. I don't suppose you have books anywhere."