Oh, shit. That was not what he'd hoped would happen. Why did people get so scared of Adam? He was just Adam. He'd always just been Adam. Even when people wanted him to be not-Adam, he'd been vehemently and completely Adam. And then you mention his name to a bloke and he goes crazy scared.

"Look, I'm not-- I'm not going to--" What the hell does he think I'm gonna do to him? He's a god! "Just--never mind. I'm just Brian. I'm not--I'm not going to get Adam or anything, he doesn't have to be involved--" Not that he could actually promise that, but the way the man was wobbling was getting really frightening now. "Look, just stand still, would you?"