Dorian was elated when Shinji grinned, as that more than anything else lifted his spirits. It was heart-warming to see the young man be genuinely happy - or, at least, Dorian hoped was genuine, as there could still be tension. Either way, he took the grin as a very, very good sign. When Shinji finished his explanation, Dorian nodded, taking a whole new appreciation in the balloons on the ceiling. He remembered when he was a child that Sir William Ramsay had made a discovery of helium on earth. His father had...had known Ramsay...and...
Mentally shaking his head and feeling as though the room had dropped ten degrees, Dorian was drawn out of his depression to find Mitch standing before him and Shinji, dressed in a very casual (but cool) outfit. He liked it. He smiled gaily as Mitch held out his hand, glad the two could meet.