X considered the angel, mulling the simple question over in his mind. He didn't yet know if all the new Dreamfolk with the attached shadow monsters were going to stay in Aifaran long-term, and couldn't bring himself to trust the previous stories saying they wouldn't. Then again, he'd already chosen not to lie, and a name -- even his own -- was harmless enough.

"X," he said, shaking Raphael's hand. The silence before he spoke might have given the wrong impression, so he followed it up with: "I know what that sounds like, but it's real."

A real placeholder, if not a real name.