That's fair. [It had been hard for Viktor to swallow, at first. Something not beholden to the laws of physics. Kyle, too, has warned him that you can't continue to get something from nothing.] It does take some suspension of disbelief.

[Maybe he just hasn't been at it long enough to discover adverse effects. For now, the benefits seem evident, both at home and here, with the "new magic" that effectively replaces more advanced technology.]

We have a unique connection to the Singularity. It's what allows us to visit this place.

[The Horizon. Viktor seems contemplative, for a moment.]

Maybe not an energy source--but a way to access power that they cannot.