"Toshiyuki means 'happiness' and also 'genius' where I'm from," and he laughed, a quiet rippling sound, "I could think of less-fitting names. But I could also think of a better one."

Which again, was perhaps an elusive answer, neither overtly confirming or denying that the name had been 'picked' for him, and not quite answering the question as she'd intended it. But then, he'd always been mercurial even at the best of times, in a situation like this where there was so much uncertainty and so little solid ground to work with, it was further exacerbated.