"No more than anyone else, I'm afraid," Wallie sighed. "Well, maybe that's not quite true," he added after a moment's hesitation. "This isn't the first time I've woken up somewhere very unusual, but that's a long story, and this is... different."

In several ways. For one, he was still Shonsu, and second, he hadn't died. At least, he was pretty sure he hadn't died.

"The company seems nice, at least." He gave Anna a warm and flirtacious grin; he couldn't help himself.