[It's a really curious sensation, to be sure, but that does make him tighten his grip more on it, in places where he feels he's safe to grasp, staying well away from the parts brimming with energy, trying to find a mechanism that moves, slides into or out of place, that unlocks. Treating it like someone would treat a puzzle they're very excited but very cautious about.]

Looking at it up close, it really is uh, a wondrous thing. I'm sure that probably sounds a bit strange for you to hear, but I mean it.