"I don't think it sounds that old-fashioned. Anyway, it's a pretty impressive sort of name, isn't it?"

He flashed a shy little smile at Viktor, but hesitated when he saw that hand offered to him. That was rather sudden, wasn't it? It felt...

It felt unsafe to wonder why he'd be acting so familiar, as though he shouldn't let himself think any more about it. He took a deep breath, then rather abruptly turned away from Viktor, his heart suddenly pounding in fear.

"Th... That's true. Thank you -- I'll, I'll start looking over here..."