"That's all right," he sighs, and gestures to his face with dissatisfaction. "I lost too much weight in the coma."
"It will serve hundreds more," he assures him serenely. "Completely sure? No, of course not. But when you see some of the other people that have been pulled in by the town..." he shakes his head. "It seems very unlikely. And this is me saying that, Rodolphus."