"That's right." There was a pause as he mulled it over. His fingers were still resting on Jade's shoulder. It all felt incredibly surreal to him. He just touched the guy... and he knew his name! And much more. But the details weren't clear--like he was missing something.

Claiming his shinki. He recalled he would have to name him... a different name. "Jade Curtiss. That's your human name." Another pause. He withdrew his hand.

"But you're a shinki, now. So you need a different name... for when I use you." I guess, he wanted to add, but for some reason he didn't want to come across as entirely unsure, even if he was totally new to this. Him. A god. And this man, his shinki... whatever that really entailed. Sure. He'd gotten the rundown, but... seeing it, doing it all in real time was...