He nodded in response as he was ushered out the door. Food was a pretty important thing to have, especially when one was going to work, but he wasn't sure about what this 'chili' entailed, but he would try it. It would be rude not to, especially if Columbo insisted on it.

"The one comes from what is now Tokyo," he said, and then just listened to the older man talk. It was kind of strange at just how much he talked, almost a rambling matter that jumped from one subject to another and yet was all tied together. If they were speaking in different languages - and here he wondered for a moment about the nature of this strange place that he could understand Columbo without learning the language - he would have nodded and smiled and be totally confused. Even now he felt a little over whelmed by the questions.

"One thinks that in this place a little curiosity is normal. We were not here before and now we are, so it is fine to ask questions in order to learn, that it is."