It's a fantasy role-playing game.

DM: You are Vex Vex'ahlia, a half-elf ranger . You are the member of the famous group of adventurers. Previously, Ripley mentions that she has no reason to lie at this point, and reluctantly agrees to aid the party in finding Cassandra. you asks the doctor if she is a magic user.
DM: "If it gets me out of here and gets me free to do my own business, then yes. I'll have to get a few things from my room, but I would be more than happy to be free of this desolate landscape. This whole town is a ruin of misery, and it has no color. It has no culture. I've grown bored of it."
Player: You say you're a scientist.
DM: "Yes."
Player: Do you use magic?
DM: "I've no interest in paltry magics. I'm more of one who embraces the sciences as a means of understanding mystery. My whole purpose here was one giant chemical experiment."
Player: Then who cast Seeming on you?
DM: "Oh, that isn't to say I have don't have my tricks."
