[Basil is one to talk considering how surprised he'd been by these things originally... however that doesn't stop him from acting like an expert now]

Whatever. [He waved off the correction immediately]

[It was peculiar how the humans here were only to ready and willing to converse with creatures of their diminutive size]

Hrn? A pity, it would have saved me the trouble of explaining myself further. [A pause] Judging by your attire alone.. anyone can plainly see you are of rural extraction. [IE. You didn't need to say it] Finding yourself surrounded by all these man-made structures.. must be a bit of a shock, I imagine.