[b]Luke Schwarze-- Blending into the Crowd[/b]

"Some party, huh?" he mentioned in passing, flashing a grin the way of a couple female patrons. To his pleasant surprised, they smiled back and shot a thumbs up with their free hands. Ergo, the ones not holding drinks.

[i]Probably doesn't count, does it? I ain't so lucky.[/i]

Well, whatever. Now wasn't the time to be worried about that beyond whatever'd make him look like a regular crowdgoer. Self-esteem could shove it, he was on a mission right now.

But, logic also dictated that him stopping and engaging in pointless conversation (always a hobby of his) would probably make much more sense than passing with one line, headed straight towards Jack.

Honestly, he was probably overthinking it. Just going with the flow of things would make this a lot smoother. Meticulousness could shove it, he was on a mission right now.

Enrolling in the walking tri-alogue for as long as he would be welcome, he found himself surprisingly at home shooting banalities back and forth. Maybe heading straight into a mission on his first day wouldn't be quite as bad as he thought.

All the while, he kept part of his brain tuned into his left ear, awaiting any updates. Mokuren's entry was going south... he made a mental note of where she'd been, assuming that no update from her meant that she didn't need help yet.

Murphy'd let them know if her communications were offline for another reason, right?

Right. He needed to play it cool for now, and trust the faunus to handle herself. He may not have liked that one bit, but rescuing urges would need to shove it.

He was on a mission right now.