"Wait, wasn't Aragorn King? And, um, Luthien, I know that name, she's from that really boring volume Tolkien wrote. I have a copy, er, had a copy, it made a delightful doorstop."

Oh, that was probably the wrong thing to say. These are her friends and family I'm dismissing here. Good work, Arthur.

"Jade is your boss, I remember. Um, this means you work in Mandos, too? I'll try to refrain from jokes about how most jobs are hellish, but I make no promise on how long I can stifle them. I guess the most surprising thing about all of this is to know that you live in crazy surroundings, but somehow, you've remained very sweet and normal. That's commendable."