Well, that may end up being an influence on him, I suppose. They are intune to your mind, and such a thing may happen subconsciously, on both your end and his.

For what it is worth, I cannot recall where exactly Kent picked up his choice of mental voice. It could have been from anywhere, especially since he has many references to pick from outside of my dreams - the television, or things on the internet, or people we have spoken to once in passing.

I think Silkie was perhaps.... more finetuned into her approach. [Because that's the kind of perfectionist Silkiee is.] As an Indeedee, she is very aware of people's comfort levels.