[ Long-term isn't entirely inaccurate, but it's more that Ford is just used to adapting to really weird circumstances. ]

Through trial and error, mostly. I've been experimenting both with spells I knew before I arrived here and others I've discovered since arriving in order to pinpoint my strengths and weaknesses.

[ The coffee beans are actually part of that, as it turns out. ]

I can't say conclusively whether the limitations I've discovered are due to my blood or my own methods, however.