Long blinked once at being called 'handsome', however much of an offhand, humourous, slang usage it might have been. Six years of being human, now, and there were many elements of social interaction that he didn't believe he would ever understand...

"Yes. Well. There are vending machines throughout the city, called hatches. Except instead of snack foods, you can get... almost anything, it seems. There are limits on size, but anything from a hot meal to a warm coat. The cost of the item is automatically deducted from one's account."