You can usually apply some kind of logic to magic. Just not the kind we're used to. There's always a reason why it works, and—

[This could become a speech on the application of physics in some of the magic he's seen, or even on how string theorists predicted the multiverse but - he catches himself trying too hard and laughs, slumping back against her countertop. He bites his lip, glancing across at her.]

And now I'm just trying to impress you.