"Hey, we have shopping centers in the States," Shadow argued. "You know, out in New England and the northern Mid West. Where they all just sort of spread out," he waved his hands to illustrate, "and you can't really call them malls because you have to walk outside to get to some of the other stores. Anyway, it's like saying 'fries' instead of 'chips' or something. People look at you funny.

"Do you have any idea about the sort of thing you're going to want?" he asked as they started down the stairs. I mean, it's been a while since you've needed human clothes, huh?"