Oh? Ah well that-that must have been a surprise. [ Helios is smiling though anyway. Cliff definitely stands out in this whole thing. ] True, true, it's always nice to meet new people at one of these things. I missed it last year but, ah, I was admittedly a bit hesitant to do something like this.

[ He still is all the awkward but he is putting on his best face. ] I've been rather good, actually. Busy since I seem to have picked up a few new magic students and cooking students. But it helps past the time, you know?