Friendly or flirtatious? Hob isn't sure, but Balthier is putting a little blush on his face. "Lay away, Balthier." He doesn't think the man has a problem with putting himself out there.

"You said you were in some kind of business with a partner?" Hob wonders what that might be in a place known as Ivalice.

"Not much to say for myself, I'm afriad. I teach history at a university, but I did some military service in the past." So he's not entirely without skill when it comes to surviving difficult situations.