(So he's been told. He's never felt at such an advantage for not being human before.)

I can help you with both of those things.

You're in Deerington. It's a kind of dream land, where many people from different worlds gather together. We've been called here by somebody named Sodder, to try and help.

(That's the most that he's got so far, but all things considered, it's a pretty coherent explanation.) As for food, I could always take you to one of the markets, or the- uh, 'restaurants', is the term, I think.