[ Is the way he talks—— excuse him? Fandaniel squints at Mithrun a moment, trying to suss out sarcasm in the other player's tone, but no, it's honest curiosity, isn't it? ]

I simply like how this way of speaking sounds. If we ever spoke in the real world, I would speak much more normally.

[ Ah, but what's that rustling about ahead and it's much more clear now. A flock of Phantom Wings take off from their perches in the trees at the edge of the dungeon, soaring up and then towards them. ]