"Never said it was a bad name," Billy-Ray muttered with a one-shouldered shrug. "Just a weird one."
It was a name from the Bible, that much he remembered. Made sense. Escaping from the Faceless Ones and ending up here, discovering a religion with a benevolent god, suddenly in need of a name that could actually be pronounced by people here. Unless that whole 'completely different language' thing was a myth, which would be sorely disappointing. Billy-Ray had been looking forward to finding out that Gabriel's name from before was actually a wiggle of the ears, or a pheromone, or something.
The fact that Gabriel knew his full name, Billy-Ray took in stride without faltering. Either Pleasant had mentioned it, or Billy-Ray had been thinking about it. It really didn't matter.
"And I'm sure you remember what your reward will be," Scarab said to the Remnant, just down the corridor. He'd opened the cell door now, and stepped over the threshold to disappear from sight. His voice still carried, despite it being weakened with age. "How long would it take you?"
Billy-Ray should really warn him that Pleasant might be on the way, but something else innocently took up the Texan's full attention. Nothing about this situation was 'good' - at least, not for Gabriel or Grouse - and Gabriel didn't strike him as the kind of guy who would state the bloody obvious so late without a reason. Gabriel had known exactly what would happen. Whatever calmed Gabriel down before wasn't quite working now. (And no matter how many times Billy-Ray used it, the name 'Gabriel' would never get any less weird.)
He gave Gabriel a sideways look, with one eyebrow raised. "What ain't good?"
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It was a name from the Bible, that much he remembered. Made sense. Escaping from the Faceless Ones and ending up here, discovering a religion with a benevolent god, suddenly in need of a name that could actually be pronounced by people here. Unless that whole 'completely different language' thing was a myth, which would be sorely disappointing. Billy-Ray had been looking forward to finding out that Gabriel's name from before was actually a wiggle of the ears, or a pheromone, or something.
The fact that Gabriel knew his full name, Billy-Ray took in stride without faltering. Either Pleasant had mentioned it, or Billy-Ray had been thinking about it. It really didn't matter.
"And I'm sure you remember what your reward will be," Scarab said to the Remnant, just down the corridor. He'd opened the cell door now, and stepped over the threshold to disappear from sight. His voice still carried, despite it being weakened with age. "How long would it take you?"
Billy-Ray should really warn him that Pleasant might be on the way, but something else innocently took up the Texan's full attention. Nothing about this situation was 'good' - at least, not for Gabriel or Grouse - and Gabriel didn't strike him as the kind of guy who would state the bloody obvious so late without a reason. Gabriel had known exactly what would happen. Whatever calmed Gabriel down before wasn't quite working now. (And no matter how many times Billy-Ray used it, the name 'Gabriel' would never get any less weird.)
He gave Gabriel a sideways look, with one eyebrow raised. "What ain't good?"