Its like having a child! Or at least, this is what I'd imagine it would be like... [Which just makes him sound really strange. It was kind of like the kids he taught down at the community centre, you had to keep them entertained even while you read to them.]

Really? We have payphones all over the place back home... I mean the public places at least? [He grins.] We had a phone too at home but sometimes I needed to call dad at work if I needed a ride home.

Yeah, that kind of thing... except he has a little cape and a domino mask. [A domino mask which rather suspiciously matched Thom's own.]

I'm Thom! Thom Creed! [It was nice, not being ashamed of his name here. After all, Creed was practically an insult back home, especially in the recent climate.]