"Welchin is the name of—my?" He points at her when he asks that. "—language."

"The word you want is 'your'. Welchin is my language, it's not your language."

"Welchin is the name of your language, English is the name of my language," he nods. "Your country is Welce, you are from Welce. You have—" He points at the fire.

"I have fire? I have magic involving fire?" she suggests.

"—magic? You have fire magic? We not have magic."

"...what did you think it was?"

"—no words."

"Well, the fire's magic. So's the mindreading."

"—mindreading?"

"That's why I don't want anyone to get close to me! I can't turn it off, so if you get in range you'd better know what'll happen."

"Oh. But in the—" He tries to think of words then grabs a piece of paper and another pencil and starts drawing the van on it.

"In that thing? The thing was all around me, enough stuff in the way does it. But it has to be all over the place, the fellow in the suit with his beard sticking out wouldn't be covered up enough."

"And suit that covered beard?"

"Yeah, that ought to do it if it's heat insulating enough."

He nods.

"So you understand what happens here?"

"No."

"You appear out of nowhere not speaking language with powers. We are the people who take care of people with powers."

"Take care of? Why do people with powers need taking care of? I assume most of you speak the language."

"It is a little more complicated than that... I need to talk to you more to get vocabulary."

"I guess that makes sense, although I don't know what vocabulary to supply you with to answer my question; if I did I'd be halfway to knowing the answer. Incidentally, is there a place for me to stay here? When I get tired?"

"I don't get just vocabulary you say. My power lets me—guess—other words. And yes, there are rooms."

"Okay, good. Is there anything you'd like me to talk about in particular?"

"Not really. I have questions but not enough vocabulary, you could ask so I can ask?"

"I don't think I understand the suggestion. Uh, let's see, what have I noticed - weirdly tall buildings, people with rectangles..."

"You can ask questions about here and then I will get more vocabulary to ask you questions, is what I mean."