That's exactly what Sherman was hoping to hear, if the glint of approval in his eyes is any indication.

"Are you a skeptic, Burkhardt?" Sherman asks, leaning back in the chair that isn't his. "I've always found that there's a balance that needs to be struck between 'gullible' and 'close-minded,' and 'skeptic' is the happy medium. If you saw something you knew was impossible, what would you do?"