"Sometimes they're tied to an object like a lamp or a ring, and anyone who has the object can control the genie. As for outsmarting them... mostly being cunning and clever with your words. You know, folk tales heros stuff."

He huffs, frustrated. It's just like Ava said - he found answers, but not solutions.

"That's the trouble with the only research material being fiction. There's no way of knowing where the myth end and the truth starts, and I'm not sure how to test that without him realizing that we know."