"Ah," he says, taking a seat across from her. "It's more of a title than a name, honestly, but I find it's easier for most people here if I don't go through the whole explanation every time I introduce myself."
It's kind of refreshing, actually, to have someone ask. Most of the humans here have just accepted that it's some weird alien convention and left it at that. This one is sharp enough to wonder what the weird alien convention is.
"Sometimes when a troll reaches adulthood they take on a title, often but not always indicative of their chosen profession or an area of interest to them. Mine is more literal. All trolls have a sign assigned to them; as a mutant I was never given one. Hence, Signless."
It doesn't quite touch on the political and rebellious aspects of choosing that title, on the way it was a conscious effort to mark himself apart from a system he hated, but that isn't the kind of talk for a Capitol cafe.
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It's kind of refreshing, actually, to have someone ask. Most of the humans here have just accepted that it's some weird alien convention and left it at that. This one is sharp enough to wonder what the weird alien convention is.
"Sometimes when a troll reaches adulthood they take on a title, often but not always indicative of their chosen profession or an area of interest to them. Mine is more literal. All trolls have a sign assigned to them; as a mutant I was never given one. Hence, Signless."
It doesn't quite touch on the political and rebellious aspects of choosing that title, on the way it was a conscious effort to mark himself apart from a system he hated, but that isn't the kind of talk for a Capitol cafe.