Noctis is just a little surprised by the effusiveness of the greeting, thank you. Most people - especially new people, he was quickly finding out - didn't seem quite so happy to be here.

"Uh, hi," Noctis greeted back, standing a little awkwardly in the hallway. He'd only just been coming back from the luggage carriage. Something occurred to him - perhaps she was someone who'd been kidnapped before, then came back? "You're new, right?"