[Well, that's unexpected. The rakish grin falters around the edges at the sound of his own name combined with that exclaimed question, his one visible eye going wide in momentary confusion. This certainly, definitely, isn't someone he knows, but--
--but. He's had some things explained to him by this point, has encountered the confusion amongst the people he'd known from home, and whilst he still can't really grasp the finer points of it all, he at least has some idea of what may be happening, now. It doesn't make it any less uncomfortable, any less strange, but at least he has some kind of precedent for how to react. Kind of.
His smile stabilises, leather-gloved hands spread wide in a gesture of apology.]
That isn't me. Or rather um, yes I'm Julian but not perhaps the Julian you're thinking of. Or he's me only...different....
[This sounded a lot better in his head.]
Different copies of the same book, with divergent choices? Something like that.
[It's how Portia and tried to explain it to him, but somehow it made more sense when she said it.]
hi! the confusion of previous cr is very welcome <3
--but. He's had some things explained to him by this point, has encountered the confusion amongst the people he'd known from home, and whilst he still can't really grasp the finer points of it all, he at least has some idea of what may be happening, now. It doesn't make it any less uncomfortable, any less strange, but at least he has some kind of precedent for how to react. Kind of.
His smile stabilises, leather-gloved hands spread wide in a gesture of apology.]
That isn't me. Or rather um, yes I'm Julian but not perhaps the Julian you're thinking of. Or he's me only...different....
[This sounded a lot better in his head.]
Different copies of the same book, with divergent choices? Something like that.
[It's how Portia and tried to explain it to him, but somehow it made more sense when she said it.]