[ It is a bit surprising, that formality. Not wholly unfamiliar, though: There were some people in the outer orbit of his parents' set who'd operated in a pretty thoroughly mannered way. Not his parents, of course, with their housekeepers who were "part of the family" and called everyone by first names. Belatedly, Matt answers the bow with a dip of his own head. ]

Really nice to meet you, Sebastian, [ he says. ] Yeah, I ... I've experienced things like this before, but not the same way as we're doing now.

I do think it's beautiful. Elemental.