[ The lack of a name in return is fine. It's the handshake that's most important, and Red takes it when it's offered to him into a firm enough grip, pausing as if making sure he's holding it right and then giving it a shake. Really, it's just to delay letting it go - the man's only been here two weeks, so maybe it really does have to do with a lack of contact. Red isn't familiar with the symptoms beyond knowing they exist, and going through some exhaustion during the excavation of items from the restricted district a while back.

But for that reason, it's why he doesn't let go of the hand after the handshake (though he will if the man takes his hand back). ]

I've been here for about a month or two. It's a weird place from where I come from, but the rule about contact is pretty serious.

[ A little bit, the man reminds Red of himself when he first arrived -- out of it. And while he might've noticed the glint of the hand, Red's never really seen a person with a metal hand. Admittedly, for the glimpse of it he saw (and it was barely seeing), he figures only that it's a part of the design of the glove

And for the look at Pikachu, he decides to wait to explain him. ]

If you haven't been getting any, we can take a seat. We-- me and Pikachu [ He slightly nods to head to the pokémon ] haven't got anywhere to be right now.