Oh, so they're doing away with subtlety now, which Magnus can get on board with really. Subtlety was never his forte.

"Don't look at me. I never encouraged him, although I may have planted a few other, more exotic ideas in his head."

Mostly regarding the aforementioned sex rituals.

"So do I get to hear your real name, or do I have to spend the rest of my time in here wondering why a demon bothered giving himself a middle initial?"

It's a distraction more than anything really. He doesn't like losing, and normally a bit of finger magic could fix that problem. Unfortunately, he can't exactly float around a better set of cards without it being noticeable, given the limitations of his new magic in this world.