( Multitasking, as he often does: Strange is in the infirmary, working through the supplies and reorganising some paperwork and considering some options, when he decides to ring up Cosima. This sort of thing might have been a familiar sight back home: cell phone propped between his shoulder and his ear, perhaps rifling through medical records while talking through a problem. Without preamble, once she picks up: )

Do you have any ideas on what you’d like to present at the Riftwatch Cultural Exposition?

Also, any tips for dealing with Orlesians?

( He can be abrasive; he knows this. His last attempt to lecture the locals on rifter science hadn’t gone well. He’s gonna try to do better this time. )