Oh, it's a ship. ( A hum, licking powdered sugar off his fingers. ) Like a space ship. Only it's sort of stuck on No Man's Land. The people on it helped me out when I was young so they let me keep a room there in case I need it. But a lot of the time they're in cryosleep so I don't like to bother them too much, you know? There's no point waking up just for me.

( More brightly. )

But ooh, an emperor. That sounds fancy.