He's more impressed by her handling of the facts than he usually is. Most new passengers want to argue about one of the things he's said so far -- the magic, the lack of time, the existence of multiple realities -- but here she is, taking it all in a stride.

"They are familiar, yes. The technology aboard the ship is... maybe a decade out of date for me? Not much more than that. You'll find that the technology we do have available is..." Magic? No, she won't accept that. Not much better than, but, "Strange. Not quite the way it should be." Because of magic.