"Perhaps I can be of some assistance," came a robotic voice. Electric whirring can be heard as something small approaches from the darkness. "I am sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol, mannitol, calcium carbonite, lecithin, vegetable-derived triglyceride and talc."

And the being comes into view, a pink chewed up piece of gum wearing glasses and a bowtie sitting on a wheelchair with an extended appendage controlling the joystick which to move the wheelchair. "But for expediency's sake, you can call me Gum."