[He tenses up at the words "evil spirit" and "vampire." That's. A little too close for comfort. Especially the second one. Absently, he hugs the arm not occupied by holding the glass of water a little closer against himself to try to cover up the scar a little better.

At the mention of his name, though, he jumps.]

Oh! Sorry. I'm Franci-- I mean, uh, Tito. Everybody calls me Tito. It's nice to meet you, Miss Hino. I mean, aside from this whole. Comic book world or. Whatever it is.

[Clearing throat. Actually, hey, he has water. He'll just take a sip of that now. It's a little bit soothing, and something of a distraction from the pain still jabbing through his back.]

So, wait, how'd we get here if it's a different universe or reality?