He didn't know what any of those places or names were. But he shoved them into a corner of his brain for later writing down and passing to Philip. Just because they kept hitting non-results didn't mean they had to stop trying.

He struggled for a moment with that explanation, and finally got to his feet and introduced himself properly with a bow. "My name is Shotaro Hidari, Ms. Ambassador. Ma'am." How does one usually talk with an ambassador? Finally he wrenched his head on straight again. "I'm just a small-time detective from a small town from a small world in this great big galaxy of ours. It's a pleasure to have lunch with you."