[ he hadn't figured it out. until now anyway. he manages to hear connor's message... though he can't figure out how to return it, not right away.

suffice to say, it takes him a few hours before he manages to get anything back to him. ]

Why can't they just make these things simpler? I mean... it's a magical bracelet. Magic. Magic should be more convenient than this. Come on... maybe if I push this button... or maybe this one over here...

[ clearly he doesn't actually realize he's figured it out though. ]