He blinked and nodded in a vague, polite way at the spill of words that fell out of his newfound drinking companion. It still took him a few extra seconds to comprehend English when it was spoken, but Sungmin had gotten better at covering up those few seconds so that he at least looked like he instantly understood. Or so he hoped.
"I... guess," he started to say, unsure of which part of what Locke had said to respond to - the taking a break, or getting stuck in the world, or being not wicked - but then he was saved by an introduction. He could handle that! Sungmin smiled, relieved to be back on familiar ground, and scrunched his hand in the napkin next to his beer before shaking Locke's.
"I am Sungmin Jang. I'm a student..." Which sounded pretty boring next to being an extraordinary treasure hunter, or whatever Locke had said. "Do you really hunt for treasure?"