Viatorus flinches a little at the suddenness of the clap, but smiles anyway. His hands fidget with more energy, more thought, and rocks slightly as he straightens. "I do. I do. This has so much potential! I have only ever worked alone. I can hardly imagine how this will accelerate my research." A flickering grin appears and he tentatively jokes, "And together we'll have more eyes."

"Do you have books?" He's quick to ask. "Journals for me to look through, or studies from the people you learned from? O-Or do you have an office here? Or a place of research?"