'Why are introductions never this easy usually?' is what Tyler finds himself thinking as Illumination asks him his own preferences and assumedly his pronouns too. It really doesn't have to be the circus some people insist on it being.

It also feels much easier to just be open about the fact that he wasn't assigned male at birth, either.

"Uhm, Tyler or Ty is fine. My pronouns are 'he' and 'him'. Wasn't always the case but when I finally realized 'she' didn't fit me... I felt a lot more aligned with myself."

He pauses and glances around, a habit that's been ingrained in him for years. He's checking to see if there's any imminent danger to him coming out. Maybe Illumination can see the uncertainty and residual fear in Tyler's body language.