He leans forward to talk to her, all earnestness (and return curiosity). "Oh, I don't say I dislike them. Just that normally I can't avoid them, and then when I want to find one..." He shrugs, pulling a face.

"As for your second question, it's not a personal problem... exactly. It's more world-specific. I know many realms here are strangely alike, but some things just aren't shared among them."