"I can give you my cell, if you like," he offers, in the spirit of cooperation. "Or do you prefer email? Either is fine, I keep on top of them. ... Oh! And of course, there's always that network, though I'm still getting used to it."

"I was too curious to pass it up myself, obviously. I haven't eaten anything yet, though. Maybe subconsciously I was thinking of Persephone in the Underworld." He gives a warm little chuckle. "What would you recommend?"