"Soaps can have many different scents, depending on what's used to make them," Sylvando pointed out. "And it says what it is right on the label. You see?" He picked up another bar of the same soap and turned it so that the stranger could see the label attached to it, which clearly indicated that it was indeed soap, and certainly not edible.

"Though did I hear that you were planning a party, honey?", he said. "Because if so, you're in luck! The Great Sylvando, entertainer extraordinaire, at your service." He bowed theatrically in the stranger's direction.