Raising a brow ever so slightly, he shakes his head and gives a small bow to Tiana. “Not quite, really. Shadowman is… let’s say, a part o’ me. Please, darlin’, jus’ call me Facilier.” Smiling, nearly genuinely, he returns to his proper height and tips his head to her, politely. “An’ it’s a pleasure t’ meet y’all too, Miss Tiana. T’ be frank, I’m alrigh’. Could be better, but that seems t’ be the case for most folks in general.”
Facilier shrugs lightly and scoffs a bit, at himself. “Always better, but never complainin’. An’ how, may I ask, are y’all doin’, Miss Tiana? Things goin’ well, I hope?”
“You an’ the Shadow Man ain’t one in the same?” She nods slowly, “That makes sense. It’s strange, no doubt, but then again, you deal in voodoo an’ magic.” Tiana looks at him with interest. “What’s the matter suga-, erm, Facilier?” The use of a nickname was out of habit, but she felt odd using it with him. “You havin’ some troubles?”
Tia gives a slight shrug and tilts her head, “Oh, things are alright. Jus’ savin’ for my restaurant. I’m almost there. I only need a little bit more an’ I’ll have me an’ my daddy’s place.” She felt her cheeks heat up, she didn’t completely know or trust this man yet and she was telling too much about herself. “I’ve jus’ been workin’ a lot. That’s all.”
She nods, “I think I understand. That must be rather difficult, huh? I mean, y’all have two living in one body. Isn’t it...
“Not strictly speakin’, no. It’s… kinda like he’s another bein’ that shares a body with me. He’s a part o’ me, though,...