[He feels that telltale tug at his scalp — wonders if this is the right moment to talk about this, without knowing exactly how to frame the situation. But he did bring it up, and to leave her hanging feels ill-advised.]

The veil between the dimension I’m stuck in and the “real” world is… thin. A few individuals found themselves crossing that threshold and making things difficult for me.

I recovered. [Because, you know, inhuman.] But it wasn’t pleasant.

[this is, in fact, a very one-sided explanation]