A few minutes into their walk, finally far away from Lloyd that Zelos is pretty sure he won't hear, and, okay, this is starting to become awkward. This Guy is as silent as a fucking rock, no pun intended, and it's driving Zelos up the wall a little. He wants information badly but has no idea how to go about getting it. And the fact that This Guy left his bag doesn't escape Zelos either, and now without something to segue into what he wants to ask, Zelos does't really know how to start talking. Architect, he's supposed to be good at words. Why does that ability suddenly fail him when the person he wants to talk to is a fucking brick wall?

Well, he thinks after yet another false start, might as well just go for it, right? Fuck it.

"First things first, then," Zelos suddenly says, turning to look at This Guy with a grin on his face, "I wanna know your name. 'Cause, like, I'm pretty sure you know exactly who I am by now. Second," the Aegis stops walking, squints, "what were you doing with those core crystals back then?"