As the spirit appeared, Theo remained unruffled as she startled Tanaka. Her curiosity about what he'd called her confirmed a suspicion that she didn't know her name. Not her full name, at least, but Theo didn't answer her question immediately, tucking his shoes to one side before he stepped further inside the apartment. Tanaka was chased off to the kitchen, but in the open plan living space it didn't give Priya any more privacy.
Not one to involve himself in roommate squabbles, regardless of one of them being dead, he gave Tanaka a nod in acknowledgement as he passed to the living room space. Still in disarray after Tanaka's training, Theo threw the couch a dubious look before turning to face Priya. Once he had her attention, he spoke.
“I called you by your name,” he said simply, cutting a glance to Tanaka's back, before returning his eyes to her. It was a powerful thing to know a spirit's name, so Theo hesitated uttering it in front of the spirit's roommate.
Not one to involve himself in roommate squabbles, regardless of one of them being dead, he gave Tanaka a nod in acknowledgement as he passed to the living room space. Still in disarray after Tanaka's training, Theo threw the couch a dubious look before turning to face Priya. Once he had her attention, he spoke.
“I called you by your name,” he said simply, cutting a glance to Tanaka's back, before returning his eyes to her. It was a powerful thing to know a spirit's name, so Theo hesitated uttering it in front of the spirit's roommate.