[Fenimore briefly wonders if this is a friend by the sake of asking when they met or by the sake of long aquaintance. Then again, the two definitions may have converged by this point if they've known each other long enough.]

Hello. It's nice to meet you.

[Well, at this point, it's a formality to say that it's nice to meet him. But looking over towards Rin makes her notice Ques from her peripheral vision. She probably should introduce him in return. insert jokes here about Rin being Shiemi's pet]

And I guess I should introduce this thing. [She jerks a thumb in the direction of the bird.] This is Ques. Don't worry, he's harmless to anything other than peaches.

[The mention of peaches gets Ques to stop feeling self-satisfied over "winning" the staring contest and turn quickly towards Fenimore in case this is actually foreshadowing any being given to him. (It's not.)]