Ah, European. That would explain that. Always an exotic look. He kept on smiling and nodded when Via brought up the question of where he was from. Always an interesting topic of conversation. "Rio de Janerio," he responded. "My mother is Japanese and my father is Brazilian. Definitely a different lifestyle back home." Far more dangerous was what Naoki wanted to add, but he left it out. Not really something he wanted to be talking about. His home city had many painful memories, not to mention made him think about his family, which he hadn't seen in over eight years. Letters could only do so much.
"So," Naoki looked back and forth between Liliya and Via. "How do you two know each other? I didn't know you were friends with a model." He teased Liliya gently, chuckling a bit before his eyes kept flicking back and forth, waiting to see who would respond first. He couldn't exactly remember if Liliya had ever mentioned Via before, but they definitely acted familiar. It was good to see his wife having such good connections.