"There's a voice inside the crystal," he answers immediately, leaning up off the crystal and offering her a short, apologetic smile. He doesn't want to ignore her exactly but the voice is so so quiet, he's pretty sure he's going to have to.

He leans back in to the crystal, pressing close to it and tapping his fingers lightly against the surface. Tap tap tap.

"I can hear you. Can you hear me? Come closer, you're so quiet," he says a little louder, hoping this spirit thing can navigate what he means by "closer" here.