"I suppose it might not be as common here as it is in Oz," the Scarecrow replied after a moment of thought, finally taking a bite of his meal as his mind was drawn from his concerns over his roommate and the infection to the home he'd left behind. He wondered if anyone had noticed he was gone- surely they would have by now. Then again, despite being the wisest and the king, he didn't have very many duties with his position. While he was positive Tin Man and Lion would have thought something was wrong, the rest of the Ozites might not have thought a thing about his absence, assuming he'd wandered off to do some heavy thinking, as he often did.

Oh right, the conversation. There went his mind again, wandering off. "And what were you before coming here, Zero?"