[ they don't push on it. if he says it's complicated, they will leave it at that, even if they look like they want to know more. they want to ask. after all it's information, they're interested to know.

however, they will leave it at that. turning their attention to the encased key that glimmers in the light that reflects off it. ]

That would be because it's in its dormant state. Normally, it'll be inside me [ their other hand comes to rest over their chest at that mention ] while it's active. But, something about this place seems to have left it inactive.

[ since he's examining it closer, he can get a better look of it from inside its cube. ]

It's a parasite. [ :) ] It affixes onto a host, imprisoning them in loops as it rewinds time and travels through parallel universes. It feeds on its host and consumes information. [ ... ] It's attached to me, and until I fulfill its conditions, it'll remain that way.

[ so dw, it won't suddenly attach to him or anything! ]