[ He's silent for a moment or two as they walk. It's hard to figure out where to begin. ]

I guess... to start... I told you, the magic I've learned isn't... I didn't have it at home. I was just a... a father in my forties, living homeless. [ He hesitates. He's come to accept his age by now--as much as any middle-aged man does--but he still worries about other people reacting to it. ] All these powers are from being here, in Virgo. And that... that makes me more useful to them.