A request, not a favor to be traded for a well-prepared meal. Hm. Jinn had no reason to distrust the offer. He tilted his head in acquiescence. "Hardly a day passes without someone demanding to know why they are here, who is in charge, and how can we all escape. I take it you are not so inclined."
At the very least, a man desperate to leave the hotel would not be putting his energy and his time toward the precise arrangement of potato slices - or learning about myths made truth.
Curiosity could eat at more than humans. Jinn ventured closer, trailing his fingertips over the edge of a metal counter. "Where is it you come from, Doctor?"