[ Hey, only he's allowed to ask questions here?? :/ :/ :/
It shouldn't be surprising that this man might push back, especially after he'd so nonchalantly reacted to Eustace's assertion that the body in the chyrsalis might already be dead. And it's not surprising to ask for a name, especially when such a thing is often the first thing given. There's no particular use in concealing his name here; out of all the information he could choose to withhold, his name is the least valuable of the lot.
Still, giving his name his name means accepting some sort of relationship with this man, however tenuous, and if there's anything he doesn't do, it's invite familiarity. A faint look of irritation passes across his face, here and gone, before he lets out a short exhale and says succinctly: ]
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It shouldn't be surprising that this man might push back, especially after he'd so nonchalantly reacted to Eustace's assertion that the body in the chyrsalis might already be dead. And it's not surprising to ask for a name, especially when such a thing is often the first thing given. There's no particular use in concealing his name here; out of all the information he could choose to withhold, his name is the least valuable of the lot.
Still, giving his name his name means accepting some sort of relationship with this man, however tenuous, and if there's anything he doesn't do, it's invite familiarity. A faint look of irritation passes across his face, here and gone, before he lets out a short exhale and says succinctly: ]
Eustace.
[ Happy?? Now where are his answers. ]