Something a good deal closer to 'mercenary' than 'mass killer' actually. It's just he'd never gotten into the habit of being terribly social. Or at least not to people he'd only just met.

He was, on the other hand, picking up a good deal of information about Cloud through osmosis, as it were. Being silent and attentive had its advantages from time to time.

"Nice to meet you," he offered in Eddie's general direction, although he made no attempts at anything past that, not even for something as simple as the handshake Cloud had offered. As far as he was concerned what he'd offered was enough for now.