[Oh. Hm. Color him surprised, both by the interest and the slant that interest is apparently taking. He really does expect people - especially those without any previous experience with spirits - to immediately launch into that when they start up with questions.
These are easy ones to answer, at least, even if there's a beat of silence as he considers how best to word what he wants to say. He sure is old! He's Old™ old.]
You could say that I am from "both". I've existed over the span of nearly a millennia...
[He's still shy by like, an entire century, but what's a century compared to someone who's lived as long as he has?
He'll move forward a little once they're nearing the apparent destination, glancing toward his surly new companion's back as he continues speaking.]
But the year that I left behind was 2205. Are you from a time near then?
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These are easy ones to answer, at least, even if there's a beat of silence as he considers how best to word what he wants to say. He sure is old! He's Old™ old.]
You could say that I am from "both". I've existed over the span of nearly a millennia...
[He's still shy by like, an entire century, but what's a century compared to someone who's lived as long as he has?
He'll move forward a little once they're nearing the apparent destination, glancing toward his surly new companion's back as he continues speaking.]
But the year that I left behind was 2205. Are you from a time near then?