[ he has his moments of practicality, every now and then. his smile fades a little at mention of being here for a while, though- yeah, that could be kind of hard to accept, but... this guy seemed to be doing okay with it. ]

Yeah, might as well. Are you, uh, doing okay with everything else, too? I know it's kind of... a lot. [ to put it simply. the smile returns with the noodles and the introduction, though. ]

Peter, nice to meet you too. And thanks- [ he shakes the noodle bag a little. ]