[Unsurprising. Whelk has rarely seen two smokers standing together that have the same brand. He idly wonders why that is - just one of those things, he guesses.

[As for the shift in power, it doesn’t go unnoticed by a man who loves nothing more than to feel powerful. He hasn’t in years, and it’s with the faintest hint of a smile that he realizes this is actually sort of fun.]

It’s Latin. Mother tongue of half the world, though not your side.

That interests me.

[You interest me.]

I have a fondness for linguistics.