[ The compliment earns Kaveh a grin, and Hector raises his cup in a toasting motion. To two handsome men, then.

But just as he brings his cup to his lips, when Kaveh asks for his name, Hector bursts out laughing. There's a strange hollowness to his laughter, one that blends easily into the merriment of the rest of the establishment. He sets his cup down and leans forward to rest an elbow on the counter. ]

You know, I can't remember the last time someone asked me my name. May as well not have one.

[ He takes his cup again, throws the contents back. ]

But it's Hector. The pleasure's all mine.