That was right, they hadn’t ever been properly introduced. Shadow stood, offering a smile.

“I’m Shadow,” he said, adding jokingly; “and I am a crack shot with a pool que.”

Shadow liked pool for the same reason he liked coin tricks- he could be good at it, but it took all his concentration. In other words, he wouldn’t be spending his time brooding alone behind some rose bushes.

“A game would be fun,” he said, more seriously. “Thanks.”