He gave her a quizzical look at "boring but interesting," which to its credit was perhaps the most bewildering thing she'd said--then more so at her reaction to the mention of guitar and his musical tendencies.

"Ah.. I am still familiarizing myself with the music of worlds other than my own, here--and I've quite a bit of catching up to do, I must admit, in that respect."

Alric paused a moment, smirking slightly.

"......and, I said that those are most similar to the music to which I am accustomed. I've certainly heard some very interesting things since arriving here... I have been studying, ah... 'Van Halen' and 'Guns and Roses,' among others. The instrumentation of deliberately distorted patterns of sound is something new but fascinating, when used well."