Not always. Some merely maintain their given names, but when I left home, I was adamant, perhaps childishly so, about leaving behind everything my parents gave me -- name included. If it were up to me, I'd be just as happy without a code name, but I suppose I'm just that special.

[ Another step forward, and he rights the chair that was knocked over, after Charie threw him into the bulkhead. ]

The man in your apartment. [ He pauses, apparently hesitant. ] Was he trying to return you home?