[ their not caring is all he could wish for, frankly. ]

Not even them. My past is something I try to keep to myself. If people learn I'm just an average man with average demons, it's harder for them to believe that the gentleman thief is real, in a manner of speaking.

[ it's a somewhat difficult concept to explain, this show he puts on - as much for himself as for others. He'd rather be the gentleman thief than himself; that is his real self, as far as he's concerned, but the rest of his life certainly happened, too. ]

It might be hard for you to believe, but I'm a fairly private person. When we talk, we always end up talking about you, never me, don't we?

[ it's on purpose. ]