"Oh, one of his world's finest," Claude told her. Which gave him kind of a big ego sometimes, but there was no denying his skill. Still, Leon had mellowed out a bit once they'd been together for awhile. He was still a boy at heart, and he meant well, after all.

As for whether they'd hit it off, those sort of things were trickier. Guy had initially suggested they meet, and the more Claude thought about it, the more he figured it wouldn't hurt, at the very least. The blond couldn't help but smile at the girl's bright eagerness. "Well, I don't know for certain, but it'd be nice if you guys got along. I think having someone like you to talk to would do him good. And, anyway, you can't have too many friends in a place like this, right?"