[Startle he does. He jumps in his seat, eyes going wide as his hands grip the edge and his knees drawn in.

A minute of stillness passes before he can find the voice to speak.]

L-look, I don't know what's going on, I'm just telling you the truth! There's no magic back home! You've got something wrong!

[He doesn't know if it's Hell's work, but he can believe that this guy believes it.]