We had to delete an obscene message from some person of obvious personal merit the other day, but we usually love to receive questions. We do our best to answer them with fun hints for you, because we don't want to spoil your game. We know there are many walkthrough sites out there, many of them written from answers they got from the helpers now at this site, and we know most of those walkthoughs are wrong
Most people chat on our 1st Class forum, are you are always welcome to join us there.
Yes, that is Douglas Adams himself asking what you are waiting for and encouraging you to get on with the game. You can also see his bust elsewhere in the game and, at the end, he will be seen again when Leovinus hands the ship over to you.
As you suspect, 'Kim Bread' is a pseudonym for John Cleese. Why the deception? I have no idea. I always thought the waiter was really Eric Jones, too!
Welcome to SST.