[ He only knows what he's been trained to do, so unless this string theory involves actual stringed instruments and the channeling of musical energy from sound to spell, Gildor is just as lost as Misato. But he doesn't know she's lost, and answers her question seriously to the best of his knowledge- ]

Not always. Every spell is different, but music is the best focus when making magic.

[ They're nearing the encampment again - he's starting to hear others and feel other Rabadoceans walking through his range of awareness. Soon she'll be off to join the hunt, and he'll have learned nothing more than her name, her distaste for criticism, and her deadly throwing arm. So he curiously turns the questioning on her while he can- ]

Is knowing string theory your specialty in this collective, Miss Katsuragi?

[ Whatever Divine Creators are out there - help them if it is. ]