[ that's a good question. humans don't really thrive well in cold, damp places. he and connor (who he fully believes now is an android, not least because his very sharp hearing tells him he doesn't have normal internal organs) don't need to care about their habitat quite so much, if he had to guess.

but the lychen and wood ear are very pretty. ]

It's possible. I think you should complain about the mess, but, um... Not enough that they would try to clean it up. Then they won't increase the price.

[ getting most of your human education from television: good or bad? who can say. ]