"Oh, I'm sorry!" He gave a sheepish laugh. "I'm Laguna Loire... of Esthar." He added the last bit awkwardly but refrained from saying he was president. He may not have liked keeping it a secret back on his world, but he didn't flaunt it much either.

People would get all formal and awkward with him. He didn't like formal and awkward even if he was made of awkward.

"Nostalgia, huh?" He returned the smile, looking as though he knew the thought well. And he did. "I'm not sure standing in the corner of a ball is the best place for it though."