He'd figured Fraggles had to be magic, as Demons. Not that he fully understood it all, even now. But it's the "places and distances" comment that catches his interest.

"Hmm... What kind of distance are we talking? I mean, I'm not really from this whole- this whole world, you know. But my uncles have a thing that lets people go between here and home. Can Fraggle Rock do that much?"