Nice to meet you.

[ The truth is 'Matthew' makes him think of his priest. And Redbright is pretty damn far from that, needless to say. ]

I know what you mean. [ He smiles, mostly for her benefit but even a bit for himself. He's never been part of anything where he could be just himself. ] Different is usually good, yeah. There's certainly no going back now that we're here.

[ Though he's just guessing here-- it's more "I" than "we." ]