"Not the first time I've met someone from Japan." Kinner smiles. "There were two gentleman, actually."

He ought to get around to learning more languages someday. There's no reason not to.

"Didn't get the chance to do much traveling back home," says Kinner, a little embarrassed. "But now I've got all the time in the world to learn. One of the good things about being dead in my world, honestly. Don't have anything back home anymore."