Yeah, but it's still nice to be recognized, ya know? Hear'em say my name, knowing everybody else heard it...feels good!

[Feels like old times, when he was climbing the ranks of Hyperion. Of course there'd been a lot less glowing public announcements from superiors, because...well...Hyperion.]

[But he grins down at Manaka, clearly delighted at today's turn of events. His own promotion, getting to see other people taken to task...better than coffee with a shot of Truxican vodka in it to get the day started.]