'We all live...' [ He begins in a dry sing song tone before taking another swig of booze. ]

Magic is sleight of hand illusion where I come from. My explanation would involve a fractured psyche with anger issues and a vivid imagination. [ He did just describe himself, but he is honestly trying to accept that this is not his mind at work. ]

Either theory, I agree. There is broken confusion that is outwardly manifesting as hostility and misdirected trauma here. [ He looked at John and saluted him with the bottle. ] Be it magic or some psychopath's subconscious.