[ It's definitely a weird name for a dog. Probably weirder that Jim named him after an actual person, but neither he nor the dog seem to mind much. Now, John (the person) might have a thing or three to say about it, but whatever. Who cares. ]

Really? [ He scrunches up his nose a little. ] Sounds awful. But you will have a lot of stuff to try around here. All of it much tastier than sand.

[ He's admittedly curious as to why all food would taste like sand where she's from, but he's not sure whether she'd be able to explain it. Or if she'd even want to talk about it, so. ]

We have machines that can replicate food, where I'm from. Some people claim that replicated food tastes different, but definitely not like sand.