- vern just keeps telling the monitor his name is erik thorvaldsson throughout the conversation despite his damn id card obviously having his real name on it. vern why are you like this. he will also stick to being 4,534 years old and being mostly unable to write in anything but zalgo alienese.
- he has nothing to hide about where he was on Sunsu and will answer honestly (was at the festivities with Geir until the explosion happened then got hustled inside). he won't mention that they tried to get a closer look at the source of the ruckus before going in (as per this since Vern was on Geir's back at the time).
- re: magic, "i come from a place where people are rather closed-minded and know very little about magic. it gets magic practitioners and magical beings killed there. you'll forgive me if i find a similar brand of closed-mindedness here in Shehui alarming."
- when asked about the signet he'll just make a face and say "i have some regrets, but i guess i'm stuck with the thing."