Dr. E.M. Balmer:

Goodness me! We can't discuss that here! Oh, how I'm loathe to imagine what ghoulish biological riff-raff could be slithering about in earshot! No doubt you've seen your share of ravenous beasts gnawing their vile way through these majestic plains. Horrid! Horrid, all of them!!

YOU:

Yeah, no offense, but I haven't had a very positive track record listening to anybody lately. I'm pretty sure I've been dead anywhere between three and three thousand times now, I have no idea what this place is, why I'm here or how, and I need to get back to what I was doing as quickly as possible, so I'm not going anywhere until I know exactly how far I can trust you versus how far I can throw you, and if I have to, I'm fully willing to test that myself.

Methanyll:

...Not a cheese person, I take it? We do have a fine selection of alcoholic bev-

YOU:

Lead the way.