Hm. That seems to be a habit of yours, aye.

[And she doesn't press it, because she really has no reason to. Files the name away for later, maybe, just in case she should happen to meet someone by the name of Aerith around on happenstance, but he hardly has to spell out that pushing any further down this particular path will only put him on the defensive.]

Speaking of, are you still planning on making certain my mate doesn't beat me? Or have you mostly dropped that particular notion by now?