Small talk is it? Some questions are straightforward enough. The last platform as he mentioned before. He would try 'this' manner, in regard to coffee. It is wise to be on guard, particularly when tired. But Elidibus speaks in truths while adroitly avoiding topics which could be considered the 'main event' or particularly probing.

One thing for certain, the person who approached Ansem to talk is very, very good with words. Nothing he says rings of falsehood and it is dangerously close to seeming the entire truth. Though surely in some ways, such as the bit about coffee and how he ends up literally mimicking Ansem, there is more to a tale.

Another thing of note is a manner of address which avoids the use of personal name. He does not appear to mind any reference to his own, though the king will not be directly referred to as Ansem. Though 'your majesty' or other phrases of respect will also be missing.

The ball will be caught and easily driven back into Ansem's court with the most calm of answers. "The setting does not concern me, else I would have approached you in another fashion." Public or private, Elidibus will still talk openly about what he intends to address. "Where would you have us talk about your world and its future, King of Radiant Garden?"

Oh.