"Oh. Well, maybe I should explain the Metaverse. It's a really cool thing we've got back home, and it's how I got here.

"The Metaverse is like this whole virtual reality place that's spread over the Internet. Its representation is a big black ball, kind of like a planet, with a Street around the equator. And all the buildings on the Street are computers or servers somewhere. People are represented by avatars, which can walk around in the buildings and stuff. You can play games, do business, shop, whatever."