Masami would've wheezed upon hearing the word "scam" in the context of gender, making him recall that Sinese that utterly believed Masami being that of a female. He didn't really think it would matter as in Joya, everyone worked, regardless of gender, as if that even mattered! The Joyan boy retrieved memories from his childhood... which consists of merely working, but all that work was put to use, anyway. After all, appearing like both of the end spectrum could be used for pranks and tricks, couldn't they? Instead, Masami lightly snickered for relating, trying to brush away the fact that the person, now called Étaoin or Rynn, had called him "young one" and again with that taboo word. Since this person looked female and male... could it be that they also looked young and old? For some reason, Fiore has many old people that look young – ah, the glory of magic.
He raised a brow... both brows, rather, when Éta spoke something regards magic. "Ah," he audibly reacted, "ah?!" It was kind of hard to believe that Masami still didn't get it. 'Genderless? What—?' he didn't even notice that his jaws were still dropped down, a single brow raised this time. These must be one of those times where kids are too young to know anything, does Masami even still fall under the category of a "child"? Back in Joya, children will still be children even if they are of twenty-years old, that must explain the confusion of ages most of the time, regards Masami's perception of whether someone is a child or not. Next thing he knew, the person was now recalling his name... then complimenting? The blond didn't know whether he'd be terrified or not.
'Is this what they call a con man?' the term was mentioned a few times, but at that time, Masami didn't believe how people could be persuaded into... buying some sort of product. Immediately, the boy's perception changed, and now this androgynous person appeared as if they were a business man! Kind of shady, but business men are often shady, anyway. Often, Masami would receive compliments for having a beautiful name, or an elegant name... but a cute name, this time? Masami thought that it's kind of cute to meet someone who thinks things are cute... but considering now that the androgynous (wo)man now appears like some sort of person trying to persuade Masami into buying future products, Masami just didn't know what to think.
Whatever, girl or boy, young or old, Masami won't deny the fact that Étaoin has an older sibling vibe... like everyone's vibe, because apparently, everyone's older and Masami only knew that older people must be respected at any cost, but Masami's a bit too impish to completely follow that. "Étaoin..." Masami recalled and repeated, lowering his head in thought, "and then Rynn?" in his hometown in Joya, or at least as much as traditions and cultures uttered, names are very important as it supposedly defines a person's character. However, Masami's lack of knowledge regards the foreign words granted him no efforts in even trying to guess what it meant. The former sounded nice, though, and quite fancy, but then he (or she) must like being called "Rynn" more.
Masami honestly wanted to ask if Étaoin had a manhood or a womanhood, but hey, magic's a thing. He or she probably has neither... did they even mean that "genderless" thing a literal thing?
"You have a pretty-sounding name, too." Masami raised his head up before speaking, just to show that he had finalized a conclusion. He had a face of seriousness, and was sincerely serious about it. After all, Masami's a kid of traditions, and he still believes that names make a difference. Without saying anything anymore, Masami went on and grabbed the entrance's door and opened it, waiting for Étaoin to come inside before the boy could finally release and let the door close on its own. Older people are priority, after all. Come to think of it, most of Masami's respect was granted unto older people... even if they were a con man or whatever. That doesn't save them from future pranks and tricks, however!