[ He actually seems to be smelling that tea now, just getting a waft or two of the aroma. Even this seems to be assigned an unnecessary degree of severity. ]
Is it pronounced 'Stefan'? [ Which is said 'Steefawn'. In no universe is this okay. ]
[That's a new one, actually! His involuntary twitch is the only sign that it bothers him, because he doesn't otherwise change facial expression as he gestures towards the hallway.]
Close. It's more like 'Stéf-in.'
[Which isn't remotely close to how Sasuke pronounced it, but details.]
I'll assume it's not an uncommon name in your world, but to my knowledge it doesn't exist in mine.
[ No, decidedly not.
Despite Sasuke's professed lack of preference he takes a turn towards the med bay, glad that the ships more or less possess similar layouts to make navigating them that much easier. ]
... the name itself has no specific meaning. There was a famous ninja in my world by the name of Sarutobi Sasuke, the father of my village's third leader. My mother gave me his name in hopes that I would be like him.
[ He still has his mug of tea in hand though the next sip is more conservative, his judgement becoming less and less ambiguous. ]
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[ He actually seems to be smelling that tea now, just getting a waft or two of the aroma. Even this seems to be assigned an unnecessary degree of severity. ]
Is it pronounced 'Stefan'? [ Which is said 'Steefawn'. In no universe is this okay. ]
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Close. It's more like 'Stéf-in.'
[Which isn't remotely close to how Sasuke pronounced it, but details.]
[action] he looks so pained
[ A sharp overreaction perhaps even if his tone remains calm, following Stefan's direction. ]
[action] it was a p epic mispronunciation
[He stiffens. Wait, was he supposed to be apologizing for the truth?]
It's okay. I wasn't exactly saying my name over the device.
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[ No, decidedly not.
Despite Sasuke's professed lack of preference he takes a turn towards the med bay, glad that the ships more or less possess similar layouts to make navigating them that much easier. ]
'Sasuke' is much more well-known.
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[He follows Sasuke into the med bay, though he has this nagging feeling that he should've led them.]
Huh. What does your name mean?
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[ He still has his mug of tea in hand though the next sip is more conservative, his judgement becoming less and less ambiguous. ]
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Oh. [...] Did you want to be much like him?