He snickered. "This is a little bit beyond Halloweentown. No costumes, for one." Horatio flapped one moth wing in her direction, a silent invitation to touch it if she was really all that curious.

"But if you need some coupons or other resources, that I can do. My name's Horatio, and I work for a group called the Lighthouse that helps new people like yourself. I've been here for a little over a year, now, and when I showed up, I was in the same boat as you. No idea what was going on, or how I got here, or what to do." He paused, then grinned at her brightly. "I was also just as much of a smart-ass. So you've got that going for you."