You better believe it! We were inseparable even before our Academy days. C'mon, let's unpack some of that food and go sit down, and I'll tell you whatever you want to hear about while we get some Synchrony started.

[A little bit of his enthusiasm does dissipate when Ashe mentions the timeskip, but on the other hand, it's Balthus — it's pretty hard for anything to diminish his boisterousness entirely.]

...Yeah, he filled me in on all that. People remembering different things happening, and living through more or less than other people. I hear I've got a lot to look forward to in the next five years, and none of it's very good.