[that smile becomes perfectly certain, once Otto says he's happy about the news. Norman feels a lump rising in his throat, and uses his iced tea to cover it. it was one of his favorite old business tactics - at a function, always have a drink in your hand. it made you fidget less, seem more confident, and let you build pauses into converssations so you could think. unfortunately, it had also led to a bad habit...]

I miss them. I've missed you. I can't wait to be back there, but I'm waiting until the others have finished moving out. Reira's going to give me the go-ahead.

[he remembers that Otto had contacted him for a specific reason, and he wonders if his guess about it is right on the nose. there's a little sparkle of mischief in his eyes, now: he's in a good mood, and feels he can indulge himself in that as he asks]

So, we're gonna talk about Bruno?