"Then what is it?" Ascot replied dubiously. It sure sounded like magic to him, besides how could any world exist without magic? Clearly, he's never been to Autozam which is another world near his that is all about science and technology. "A pony?" Wait. We can actually become creatures here? He's debating whether that's a pro or a con.

"Yeah I heard that voice, what of it?" He listened as she explained but all of this was pretty convoluted. "A city that can talk...." Sure, he could believe that. There were stranger things but her explanations were never going to be satisfactory for him. Any explanation that left out the 'how do I get out of here' would.

"Okay, so it's the city of change... but why?"