Subject: Bingle looked up, smiling.
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Posted on: 2017-02-15 20:37:54 UTC

'Hello, Miss Nalleb-' He shook his head. 'Alleb, pardon me.' He extended a bony hand. 'I am Bernhard Bingard Bingle, but most people call me "Bingle," or "You." How are you?' He leant in a smidge. 'You look terribly nervous, you know. I'm terribly nervous, too, you know.' Bingle didn't look particularly nervous. He didn't look anything beyond placid.