[The tease is lost on him, so,]

Yes.

[That is exactly what he came to do, thank you for noticing. It's easy enough to get him to answer questions, though.]

I've been searching, but I haven't found answers yet. [That's what everyone wants, so he's doing his best to find them.] I think this place is similar to the Fade, but I found out that no one else knows what the Fade is, so I don't think that helps.