Sometimes I wonder if I might not have been overcompensating... but then I remember the biggest concern half the women back home were concerned with was their hair.

[ Awww, Ella grins at that - why yes, it DOES sound like affection, gasp! in John's voice. ]

Well the last thing I would ever want to do is compel someone to do anything. Back home it's safe enough to give names - after all, they have spells when it comes to forcing obedience on someone. [ And just as quickly skipping away from that, she grins because she can't help but be a smartass sometimes. ]

All right, "The Friend" it is. Though I hope you'll forgive me if I pass on calling you "Scumbag".

[ After all she already knows his name and everything!~ ]
[ Watch, she'll do it too. ]