[His smile wavers, then turns into an uncomfortable smirk.]

Oh, well. [haha, he shouldn't have mentioned that] It's more of my appearance, you know. Top hat and robes, the whole shindig. Teensies are a magical race, so it's not really indicative of what I do.

[To distract Alice from that thought, he jumps onto a nearby pile of books and bows.]

Back home, I was a merchant, a hint-giver! Assisting heroes along their journey, trading Lums for medals, tinkering on the side, just little hobbies here and there!