A magic lab, huh? It sounds like stuff that'd go over my head.

[He has so little faith in himself when it comes to nerd stuff. He loves old books (or, well, books from his time), but aside from the magic that's been used on himself? Not much of an interest there.]

I was a waiter. Or a cashier sometimes, I guess. I work as a baker here.

[Out of all the people on this planet, he's in the running for most mundane former job. But he's fine with that.]