"I'm Ryoji. It's nice to meet you!" He beams, and then looks down at the raven. "What's your friends' name?"

And... sure, why not. Thanatos flares out its entire form, much like a bird fluffing its feathers to look intimidating. Its voice is hard to distinguish, sounding like thousands of voices all speaking together. Unfortunately, that does muddle it some, but Casper might be able to distinguish the call of THANATOS.