[ the bishop found heine. badou was also alone. how is it, kaveh thinks, that the world keeps bringing together those that are alone? alhaitham was alone; kaveh was as well. nill was likely too. and yet here they are, birds of a feather, a flock huddling together for that spark of warmth. kaveh is fiercely proud of it, the fact that heine and badou are both here, together, and are willing to reach out to others as well. of course his pride is fierce.

kaveh's head tips towards heine. he brings their bottles together again. it's a terribly sloppy gesture, but he is smiling as he does so. ]

To the two of you meeting. [ kaveh says, because it feels like the right thing to say. he feels so warm right now. he wants to say all kinds of things. ] I'm glad, that the two of you were brought together, are together. If two people are alone together, they're no longer lonely, I think.

Say, what did you think of Badou when you first met him? What was your first impression?