[At the very least, it seems to make Garry feel better. He's still not entirely sold on this place, but it puts a lot of his worries at ease with each friendly person who responds.]

Thank you. Oh, this? [He places a hand on the egg.] There was a place I heard about through an ad... It seems that they like to give an egg for free to new people here. I thought it would be good company for Izzy, and if something happens to him while we're fighting off those other creatures on the paths, there will be something to back him up.

I hope I made a good choice... I'm a bit new to this sort of thing.