*all smiles* I know, seriously! *with perhaps a tiny bit of near-unnoticeable hero-worship* I mean, we practically already know you, what with all the stories and everything—'course that's not the same, but still.
*tucks his hands into his back pockets and lets his gaze slide to the side, where Ethan is grinning and signing up a storm* *lending remembered inflections to the words* "Sorry about the noise, I haven't played that one in a while? Pinky usually throws things at me if I get too bad." *rolls his eyes and signs quickly (stop calling me Pinky)* *to you* So, what're you up to? Work stuff?