[It's kind of complicated is not an answer that a habitually paranoid individual loves to hear, even a habitually paranoid individual who isn't specifically wary of humans. He might have a more nuanced view of the world than he did as a child, but that doesn't mean he feels good about a human-shaped creature giving him half-answers.]

[A name is offered to him, one he isn't sure he wants to accept. But of course, he's reminded of the old man. Now he would give his name to a human, but to this?]

[It hits him all at once what a luxury it is to be able to hesitate. With Gonta along, with Tanikaze, impulsive and dangerous in two very different ways, he always had to be the decisive one. But now . . .]

Mikuni.

[The truth of the matter is that the luxury of hesitation isn't one he can let himself get used to. He must trust himself to make the right decision, because he won't always have the opportunity to be analytical. In this moment, instinct tells him that the slouch that inclines this creature's--man's--head is to make him less uncomfortable. So even as he takes another step back, he tucks his hands into his sleeves and blinks sideways into the darkness, trying to acclimate to the situation.]

Simon. I want to know how you know about jinba, please. Because I don't know anything about your "kind of complicated" situation.