"I like the way it sounds in Korean better," he added a bit more quietly, looking down at the cup in his hand. "It's, um... It draws a line between what's real and what's work, if that makes sense." While Dal didn't make money with his thrilling conversation, most of his clients didn't want to question what he was calling them. They certainly weren't interested in a language lesson, however brief.

That's also why he liked Alex calling him 'pussy cat.' It's not the sort of nickname anyone else called him.

Looking back up from his drink, Dal smiled a little shyly. "As long as ya don't mind, I wanna call ya that." As long as Alex didn't mind. The last thing he wanted was to make things awkward or uncomfortable. He had very little doubt Alex would be upfront if it did bother him.

"Do ya really not know Klimt? He's real famous for his Golden Phase. He, he used real thin sheets of hammered gold in his work from that period. It's real pretty, you'll see!"