It wasn't fair that he had been named Francis in the first place, if Layla was going to play that game. Besides, she hadn't told him his name, he had overheard it. Totally different, and rendered her argument null and void as far as Francis was concerned.
He could have explained all that to Layla, just for good conversation's sake, but he got acquainted with his second beer instead.
"Do you live alone?" he asked, after setting the bottle on the bar again. Yes, he knew it was totally off topic.