I wouldn't know what the usual questions would be anyway. I can't say I've ever indulged in speed-dating before.

[ Or dating at all. It all strikes him as a funny concept, the idea that someone could meet the love of their lives, so long as they sign up for the same program and answer the same five predetermined questions they could probably have sorted out on their own. ]

Though I'm a little hurt you don't want me to pick you up. That's as swift a rejection as I've ever heard. [ There's merriment in his eyes; he's just having fun with her. ]

But yes, I believe in souls. Most people where I'm from do, and I'm no exception. Call me Claude, by the way, no formalities needed. And you are?

[ Even after over a year of being here, not being Duke or Prince or Sir or General is still a wonderful and novel change. ]