[It being polite is only a happy accident, honestly, and not anything intentional... Which will probably become clear when his response to that question is just to lean ever so slightly closer and sniff at the air. Hm...
After a moment of deliberation:]
You smell like the earth. Some would say that it smells bad. [It's him.] Others would enjoy it.
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After a moment of deliberation:]
You smell like the earth. Some would say that it smells bad. [It's him.] Others would enjoy it.