[--that was pretty creepy, for a scaredy-cat such as makoto.]

Uh. Master?

[it doesn't ring any bells at all]

[silence reigns until clear clarifies--but the clarification isn't much of a clarification about who 'master' is, other than the other's intentions.]

So 'master' is a guy, right? Is that his name? [immediately, he reaches in his coat's pocket to produce his phone, tapping away] If he is here he should show up on the contact list, along with the house he lives in.

[a dubious glance up, pausing] A friend?