[He's not sure why this kid is telling him all of this, but he'll roll with it in case it becomes relevant later down the road.]

Thanks for the input, but the important thing is that I don't look like a knock off back home. As long as I'm here, brand recognition isn't exactly on my list of priorities.

[Image is a little higher up there, but that's mostly because he would rather get into people's good graces in case he needs something later. As things stand now, though, no sponsors = no need to market himself.

In fact, he wouldn't even consider himself to be on the job now, and is a little resentful that there are people here who apparently expect him to help solve their problems.]