"Oh? Well, it's good to know I've been missed, but I didn't realize I'd have to contend with such scrutiny. At least from anyone bar Stratos." He does look as if the reality of it all is taking a moment to hit him again. He doesn't regret his answer to Jim in the slightest, but it's not as if he thought through what it was going to entail. "It's only a wedding, anyway. I'm sure we can find some relatives to pass the work off to."

His relatives, obviously. Jim's... well, he's just now realizing that could become a whole other quandary.