[His expression is... Probably kind of hard to read, for a moment? He's not used to having conversations like this. Ones where someone is actually being really friendly and encouraging in what at least seems to be a genuine manner.]
...Normally I'm not much for putting in an excessive amount of effort, but... We'll see, I guess. If it holds my attention.
[He won't waste his time on anything that doesn't spark joy.]
[Aether doesn't seem to mind at all, simply smiling as he continues on with the cooking. Thanks to his many travels he's learnt how to get along with all kinds of people.]
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[His expression is... Probably kind of hard to read, for a moment? He's not used to having conversations like this. Ones where someone is actually being really friendly and encouraging in what at least seems to be a genuine manner.]
...Normally I'm not much for putting in an excessive amount of effort, but... We'll see, I guess. If it holds my attention.
[He won't waste his time on anything that doesn't spark joy.]
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[Aether doesn't seem to mind at all, simply smiling as he continues on with the cooking. Thanks to his many travels he's learnt how to get along with all kinds of people.]
So what's your name? Mine's Aether.
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He smiles pleasantly.]
Ah, right. You can call me Elan.
[Very deliberate phrasing being used here. He hates the name, and he doesn't NEED to use it here, but he doesn't have anything else to call himself.]