Lea smiled too, and when he felt Xion's gentle tug on his sleeve, shifted his hand to casually rest on her shoulder, understanding the need for that physical connection. "Nice to meet you, Atem," he said with a nod. "And this, by the way, is Xion, since I doubt she'd have introduced herself before either under the circumstances." And likely might still not, because... Xion.

"And one thing I gotta say; I'm liking the hairdo," he said. "It's not often I find someone with hair even wilder than mine."