[That reaction right there had been worth it, but of course she wasn't deterred by his mock threat. If she had gotten up-in-arms about it, he would've felt bad.]
I'm not surprised at how worldly you are, Cornelia... Just that the countries of our worlds are so alike. [If he ever looked at maps of the two, side-by-side, it would be a very enlightening - if somewhat frightening - sight.] You're right, though. It's a nickname given to me and used by my closest friends. [Which was, in essence, true. It was the name given to him by Celestial Being; one of the only two code-names for the Meisters - the only other one being Setsuna. Even though "Allelujah" and "Tieria" were along the same lines, as far as those two men have known, they were always their names.]
And it's what the system uses to refer to me, so why confuse others? I like it better, anyhow. [His voice was softer. It wasn't that he enjoyed it, inherently, but that he was used to it, and he felt safer with it. It was just another one of the shells he hid his past inside. Lockon hoped that, with that final statement from him, she might just leave it be.]
What's in a name, right? [Another cliche line, but he had to try to lead her away from it. If she flat out asked him, could he really refuse her? Probably, but he didn't want her to be genuinely suspicious of him. That wouldn't be good, for numerous reasons.]