[ Tim just looks at him for a long moment. There’s a few alarm bells ringing about how he doesn’t even have a name and how can that be possible, but he doesn’t think Guardian’s lying. It’s screaming mistreatment. Nothing about today makes Tim feel great about the old US of A, though.
They need to get through this mess. Tim needs to be able to come home for real, and then… he can make sure that Guardian’s okay. For now, he needs Guardian to be a guardian, so he’s not going to derail him with a dissection about a guy has no name.
Some of the delay is leading through a lifetime of appropriate names.
Jim. It’s got the right solid, American vibe. You know Jim. You trust Jim. Jim… is not this young.
Dallas. Again, solid Americana. Scrappy. Noble. Maybe a little rebellious. You’d read everything Dallas did as wild. Too memorable.
He needs something no one bats an eye at. Common, but not so historically common to be obviously fake. Anglo-Saxon or Irish, because German names aren’t popular after the world wars. ]
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They need to get through this mess. Tim needs to be able to come home for real, and then… he can make sure that Guardian’s okay. For now, he needs Guardian to be a guardian, so he’s not going to derail him with a dissection about a guy has no name.
Some of the delay is leading through a lifetime of appropriate names.
Jim. It’s got the right solid, American vibe. You know Jim. You trust Jim. Jim… is not this young.
Dallas. Again, solid Americana. Scrappy. Noble. Maybe a little rebellious. You’d read everything Dallas did as wild. Too memorable.
He needs something no one bats an eye at. Common, but not so historically common to be obviously fake. Anglo-Saxon or Irish, because German names aren’t popular after the world wars. ]
Conner? You’re Conner. And from now on, I’m Rob.