Nathan was startled by the approach of his cousin. He jumped slightly when his name was mentioned but relaxed a little bit once he realized who's mouth it was coming out of. Desperately he closes his journal and puts it in his lap as though he was guilty and it was his "stolen item"; he didn't mean to come off like he was hiding something but he realized a little too late that he did. Him and his cousin hadn't been close in years but honestly it was nice to have at least one person he knew here. Processing the young man's comment all Nathan could think about was how much he hated being called "Nate"...Though it wasn't like he was going to confront his cousin about it so he just moved on from the thought.

"You know me..." Nathan said awkwardly trying to be sarcastic with his tone. "Always one of the social ones." He faked a smirk and makes eye contact with his family member; but only for a second. He hears Jason mutter something in Spanish under his breath. He uses this as a chance to make the dreaded small talk. "What was that you just said? I've never been good with languages; and why the hell are you speaking Spanish anyways?" Again he smiles synthetically, even forcing out a small chuckle that he was sure wasn't as convincing as he had hoped it would be. Clenching his jaw in anxiety he waits for a response, looking past his cousin in hopes that their interaction wouldn't bring more commotion his way.