Homura had to stifle the urge to laugh; he indulged Okita and Hijikata's desire to use aliases on the board, but this was strange even to the demi-god. What did this young man have to fear from being seen? And who, exactly, did he expect Homura to describe him as a "very cool looking individual" to?

For the moment, the demi-god said nothing. It wouldn't do him any harm to play this game, and he was interested to see where it played out. He'd also done his share of sneaking around in the past, so it was simple enough to listen without turning his head to look, or letting his amusement show.

So the next move was the stranger's.