"You must have heard of the one I mean, John. I'm sure you have. You know, big magic gem, controls the ebb and flow of the events of this station. The weird. The wonderful. The odd." Higgs continued, using his hands to gesticulate as he continued his slow pace.
This was going about as well as he had expected. The man opposite him was a tenacious individual, he didn't even need to attempt to scan his mind. He knew that the barb about the people starving had hit home. "I figure a man like yourself has at least heard about it. Am I right?"
He stops, his fingers making a little circle in the air as he turns to face John slightly, dipping at the hips into a slight bow. His smile playing across his face again. "As to why? Like I already said, John, I need it to help the people back on my station. If I can appeal to the Heart here I can maybe copy some of this station back to my one. I can help them fix broken wheels, I can help them eat, I can make sure that families are reunited that have been torn apart. I don't think that's too much to ask."
He waggles his finger, "And before you ask, no. I won't destroy you and your friends to do that. What sense is there in killing one reality for another? Damned wasteful if you ask me."