[He straightened rather quickly at the sound of her voice, looking over at her. He hadn't spoken with her directly since last winter, it seemed. That made it sound like a longer time than it really was, but it was a still a while, considering she was in a rather serious relationship with Neil.
Then again, Tieria hadn't really been spending a lot of time with Neil, either. That kind of bothered him a little.]
Miss Lacus... [If he seemed unsure of himself, it was because he was. He put his arms around himself, presumably against the growing chill, but also as a subconscious gesture of his uncertainty.]