"Er... well I know that a lot of the time people have belongings that're magical or special in some way, and we don't really know why but the Dream Width strips them away... could be that's what happened? Sometimes they turn up later though, like I said."
At the second question, though, he grins again. "Nope! I was born in Nakagawa, actually. I work for the Curti Center- they do research on the 'width, pick up people who show up there, that sorta thing. I joined up because... well, honestly they really need the help. There's a lot of offworlders coming in lately, usually it's one or two every few years but since April it's just been tons and tons, every couple months. We're running out of room to house everyone and the Center's way understaffed. I get a chance to help some people who really need it, plus housing's included and I can save up some extra to send home, so it's all a win-win for me."