Well, first off, I'm trying to ascertain if this is a very strange, full sensory dream brought about by a delayed stress reaction to the equivalent of a hundred year cold war finally ending. [ He sounds perfectly serious. ] And when we dream, any sort of writing often appears different.

You, in the dream, might understand what is written even if you perceive it as being in a language you shouldn't know. However, upon waking, anything we remember about the writing is usually jumbled. [ A pause and then: ] And then there are the ones about magic.

[ Actual magic. Magic as a science. Magic as an art. Not just fantasy books about magic. ]

Yep, just popped in... fell asleep. Whatever. [ Kisuke silently marks one point in favor of fever dream at the mention of evil knights and witches. ] Why were they attacking?