[he laughs, he can't help it, though the sound is at odds with the mask's display (>_<)]

Yeah, no, I'd bet my left nut they're not. [a beat] Like if this is anything like the internet, if whoever created them didn't actively put a way of spying on us in there, there's probably some flaw in the magic that leaves room for someone else to put a backdoor in later. Nothing's perfect.

[not code, not magic, not people]