[Hm. The response gives him more information, even if it's not quite what he was looking for. Still, he has a name, and that's helpful. Something he can latch onto without uncertainty.]
Dante. [Italian? Or something else? What sort of cultures would exist on other worlds, to result in a familiar name? He wonders.] Call me Altius, please.
[A little politeness goes a long way... even if there's no getting rid of the tension in his posture for a long while. That defensive reaction makes it clear Dante isn't particularly pleased about his implied queries, so he won't force the issue. It must get old, he imagines.]
I take it you're faced with questions fairly often.
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Dante. [Italian? Or something else? What sort of cultures would exist on other worlds, to result in a familiar name? He wonders.] Call me Altius, please.
[A little politeness goes a long way... even if there's no getting rid of the tension in his posture for a long while. That defensive reaction makes it clear Dante isn't particularly pleased about his implied queries, so he won't force the issue. It must get old, he imagines.]
I take it you're faced with questions fairly often.