“I doubt you would have heard of me, if that’s what you’re asking. I work really hard to stay out of the news. And I suppose my body count tends to be a bit lower than yours in general. Although I guess there was that string of murders last year that the authorities actually managed to put together were connected. Was trying a new technique and it was a bit tricky to figure out without killing them way too fast. The screams though, holy fuck. Fortunately I was able to figure it out and stop going through them quite so quickly before they did anything too trite and boring like give me a nickname.”
“If you just meant in general, you can call me John, I guess. Just someone who shares some of your interests. And who is very relieved to be talking to someone who isn’t a moron or a weakling for the first time in what seems like forever. So thank you and I really hope you find something that delights you in one of the books, I’ll pick out the ones I think will be most interesting to you first. And if you are at all as starved for intelligent conversation as I am, I’d love to at least keep chatting from time to time.”
“Well clearly you’re in need of some teaching if you’ve almost gotten caught, even one time. Unfortunately for you, I’m no teacher. I don’t like helping little pets who strive to hit some number or be better than one or the other. I don’t do this for competition. I do this for my own satisfaction and nothing else. I just happen to be very good at not getting caught. My husband as well. Send me a list of the books and I will pick out the ones I find interesting. I’m not at all starving for knowledge or in need of help, but I do appreciate the offer.”
