"Shizuo, yeah," Gojyo nods. "Blond guy, pretty face, strong, with self-esteem that somebody scraped off the bottom of their shoe."

He watches Asshole sit, hoping against hope that the silent man will show some reaction to his words, or his offer. But there's really nobody home, is there? How could he have been so cruel as to name somebody this damaged something so awful?

"Look, you've got to give him a different name," he pleads. "I'm gonna end up gettin' blighted from guilt if I have to call him that." He turns back to Asshole, smiling hopefully. "You want to be named after a movie star? Football player?"