"Oh, hi, Varian!" says Orpheus, tucking a stray strand of hair under his hat as he looks up. He sounds absolutely exhausted, and looks it too, dark circles under his eyes from sleeping incredibly poorly since he came back from that tiny island out in the ocean. He tries to muster the energy to come across as excited to see his friend, though, because he is, really, but it's maybe a little strained.

"It's good to see you, too. Are you - um. I guess you heard about what happened?"