If only everyone else approached the name thing with the same respect, honestly.

He shrugged when Billy sat. I'm very good at it, he could say. I believe it's the reason the Agrii keep me here, as he could find no other explanation for his presence, when both the Agrii and the Atroma proved that they could find other versions of him. Less broken versions of him. "Some people need the reassurance," he explained instead, because he didn't want to hurt people. He just was very good at it.

Head tilted slightly to the side, he studied Billy for a long moment. "Did you voluntarily set out to do it?"