Did you really think that? Knowing what we know of the Dog, did you seriously think that asking "how come new people always arrive at the same time of the month?" was going to be useful? You saw what he answered to other questions, didn't you? All the useful questions we have got to ask, as few as they have been, have been answered in the same manner, with either an "I don't know", a full lie, or a bunch of theories we could have come up on our own and that still tell us nothing.

[A pause.]

Ah, and a poem which meaning he didn't know either. Let's not forget that piece of gold.

Say, if new people showed up every day of the month, how the fuck would we sail around and search for their stupid gem when we're busy gathering all the new ducks on the block? Even with the Nav system at that shop, it surely has to have a limit as to for how long it can work.