Ahh, finally a smile~ After being snubbed by the science department and the other groups he'd tried to do that "mingling" thing with- the word inspired another giggle - it was such a nice thing to see! Marcus leaned, or rather swayed forward a bit, clearly interested in Rowen's reply.
"O-oh, riiiight? These dress clothes are so uncomfortable." He pouted a bit and stared down at his own shoes. With robots for company, his own standards of dress had become a bit... lax as of late. "Maybee~ we should sit down for a bit? There are chairs--" Marcus jabbed his hand in the direction of a small seating area and teetered dangerously before righting himself again. It was more of a close call than before, as if standing there was making Marcus steadily drunker. "I am... fantastic! I-it's a New Yearr after all~ you've gotta greet it with a smile on your face. There will be fireworks and things... I like those rather a lot! In... it won't be too much longer now~" Marcus looked around for a clock, found one, and locked his gaze onto it. He then appeared to lose his train of thought entirely. One hand patted the pillar absentmindedly.