"Ah, the beating heart of this august body." A slight smile. "We would be lost without thee."

Is there a mirror here? There must be. Rue would not make such an oversight... Ah, yes. Here, behind him. Another step to the side, then, to let her regard herself.

"Research is..." - he considers, for a moment (frustrating, under resourced, infested with Paragons?) before settling for the diplomatic, cop-out answer. "interesting. This star hath yet many secrets we have yet to uncover, of that I am certain."