Thank you very much!

What are you, a contralto?

Hm. When I put it up elsewhere, I'll change it to "Hoffan test subject," which should clarify.

//the import of Rodni opening with "I eventually began talking again, of course"//

His next line is "It's hard to let people know that they're about to die horribly before they actually do so if you don't yell." ^_^

The science lyric -- even snarky and skewering can't be taking potshots all the time.

//"Now at last I see clear"/"Clear as mud."//

A lot of opera lyrics make about as much sense (and have as much rhetorical value) as that, once you get right down to it. ^_^

Once again, thank you for naming parts you specially liked.