"Ohh. Rightrightright. Jack only warned me bout that rounda million times," Not that the bat seemed terrible put off about anything right then. It had fairly melted into Johnny's pocket, and from there went on speaking in a blase drawl. "Kay, so 'm Nicholas. Notta name-name, but just go with it. Makes stuff easier. An a Shade's just like in books, man. Aethie of darkness, mastera shadow an human desires."