"Everyone's confused at first," he tells her. "I hid in the park for hours before I even stepped out to talk to folks."

"You might be dreamin'," he adds. "Some people get here that way. Some people just step through th' wrong door, and some people die and get some extra time here before they go on to the afterlife, so far's I can tell."

"I don't mind buyin' you something to eat if you want. Or groceries, only you're gonna need a place to cook 'em if you want that. But you're gonna have to wait a minute, 'cause I can't stand up on my own and I'm waitin' for my dog to come back and help."