[He smiles, just barely; it's in the little things that his inhumanity shows through the veneer. Tiny gestures that aren't quite right, expressions that don't seem well-practiced. Hardly noticeable, unless one knows to look for anything in the first place.]
You are the first I've spoken to who knows of us by name.
[There's something of a comfort in it, even if they aren't from the exact same version of the exact same world. More than the ability to boast pridefully about his origins, he simply appreciates the tether of being a known entity.
Then, considering the information that just Being A Tsukumogami™ carries with it, he adds:]
By the time that you speak of, it would have been several centuries for me. I have seen many more beyond that point, as well. [Just as a little half-explanation for the difficulties he has at times in pinning things down by place or name or era.] There do seem to be many similarities, even so.
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You are the first I've spoken to who knows of us by name.
[There's something of a comfort in it, even if they aren't from the exact same version of the exact same world. More than the ability to boast pridefully about his origins, he simply appreciates the tether of being a known entity.
Then, considering the information that just Being A Tsukumogami™ carries with it, he adds:]
By the time that you speak of, it would have been several centuries for me. I have seen many more beyond that point, as well. [Just as a little half-explanation for the difficulties he has at times in pinning things down by place or name or era.] There do seem to be many similarities, even so.