[ Just kidding, he will NOT vanish without a word this time, as is his wont every other time he's been asked for his name. That 25% feeling of responsibility really pulling its weight here.
He will, however, let the conversation lapse into silence as they walk down the hallway and turn a corner, the sound of their footsteps echoing in the air. Finally: ]
Eustace.
[ Eustace and Gray, proud members of the No Last Name club. Also, that appears to be it from him. Hm. ]
[ It wasn't the name she expected from him, but not everyone can be gloomy, monochromatically-fashioned girls named Gray. Actually, it feels like a remarkably normal name for a somewhat abnormal person. ]
Mr. Eustace... Um, what did you do before before you came here?
[ He asked her, so this is her right to ask as well!! ]
[ How does one explain being a trained hitman to a child without making it sound completely terrible? With a lot of effort maybe, but he doesn't have the verbal finesse to massage it out to begin with. Hmm. ]
I went on assignments given to me by my superiors. Not unlike what the Regent has us doing here.
[ That's....vague enough, right? Not technically a lie but not the full truth either. Maybe she'll be satisfied with that as an answer. ]
[ Ah. So that's why he seemed like such a professional retrieving her from the shrine. If he's used to oddjobs, he must have a pretty strong head for any situation. ]
And... what kinds of books do you like reading?
[ Since it sounds like he did a thorough job of going through the library... ]
[ The answer to this one is harder, not because he has to finesse any words into a reasonable sounding answer but because he genuinely doesn't know. Past his work assignments, training, the constant clean-ups of Zeta and Beatrix's messes, he'd never thought much about picking up a spare book here or there. All the reading he'd engaged in had been mission briefings or old histories regarding the Society, tucked away in some high-up shelf.
Their footsteps echo some more, uneven click clacks, as they pass servants scuttling through the halls and closed doors. ]
I don't really have a preference.
[ Is that a cheater's answer......? Or just a really boring man's answer. Doesn't matter, the next corner they turn will lead them to....the library! Conveniently placed and timed for all my RP needs. ]
This is it. There should be servants inside able to help you find what you need.
[ Since apparently his own visit is being interruped by a call from Ciel.... Ganba Gray, you're on your own now. ]
[ No preference? Is that actually possible?? Before Gray can grapple with the answer, Eustace is already on his way to abandoning her. She can't blame him. But before he can get too far, she blurts out a hasty: ]
Ah, thank you, Mr. Eustace!
[ He really is nice, if socially unwieldy. She knows the type a little too well. She watches him go before tip-toeing into the library for a hearty dose of Regent propaganda... ]
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Date: 2022-05-07 02:44 pm (UTC)He will, however, let the conversation lapse into silence as they walk down the hallway and turn a corner, the sound of their footsteps echoing in the air. Finally: ]
Eustace.
[ Eustace and Gray, proud members of the No Last Name club. Also, that appears to be it from him. Hm. ]
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Date: 2022-05-09 05:29 pm (UTC)Mr. Eustace... Um, what did you do before before you came here?
[ He asked her, so this is her right to ask as well!! ]
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Date: 2022-05-09 06:56 pm (UTC)I went on assignments given to me by my superiors. Not unlike what the Regent has us doing here.
[ That's....vague enough, right? Not technically a lie but not the full truth either. Maybe she'll be satisfied with that as an answer. ]
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Date: 2022-05-10 05:15 am (UTC)And... what kinds of books do you like reading?
[ Since it sounds like he did a thorough job of going through the library... ]
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Date: 2022-05-10 07:45 pm (UTC)Their footsteps echo some more, uneven click clacks, as they pass servants scuttling through the halls and closed doors. ]
I don't really have a preference.
[ Is that a cheater's answer......? Or just a really boring man's answer. Doesn't matter, the next corner they turn will lead them to....the library! Conveniently placed and timed for all my RP needs. ]
This is it. There should be servants inside able to help you find what you need.
[ Since apparently his own visit is being interruped by a call from Ciel.... Ganba Gray, you're on your own now. ]
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Date: 2022-05-12 01:52 pm (UTC)Ah, thank you, Mr. Eustace!
[ He really is nice, if socially unwieldy. She knows the type a little too well. She watches him go before tip-toeing into the library for a hearty dose of Regent propaganda... ]