[The following can be heard in a calm, conversational tone.]

It's a really bizarre phenomena. Not even the machines in mine that make fog are capable of making people hallucinate.

My best guess is that someone created a really complex dry ice machine that produces that kind of fog, but how would that be possible? [Clearly sounds like he doesn't really believe what he's saying.] It would take a lot of power at least--and it would possibly wipe out some of the city's electricity.

And this city's pretty big. I haven't seen a flickering light bulb while I was out last night... Have you noticed anything like that, sir?