He gives a weak laugh at the second half. "Pretty accepting. If you hadn't been saying anything, I'd have forgotten even sooner... maybe it was something to do with the darkness. I probably shouldn't have put myself so near it." A long, lingering sigh. "It still doesn't make much sense, though. I could've just walked off, if you hadn't - heh."

He manages a faint smile. "You used my name."