[ ... what is this guy. Rise's next glance is a considering one, keeping her surprise carefully hidden. He doesn't seem to recognize her, which is odd enough, but not anything she'd object to. And there's something about his manner that puts her in mind of the patient way her leader would sit there and listen. ]

A break from work. It's a lot and it piles up sometimes, so I'm used to throwing myself at it, but you just need to get out and breathe sometimes, you know?