[ not that he knows to sympathize, but Bruno's got a similar hole about four men wide at the moment - he'll feel the cold air blowing through that hollow later, when he has more time to think about his status here.

The pirate moniker gets him to raise a brow. That's something he doesn't hear every day - but it's not out of the question. He's been involved in plenty of seafaring smuggling operations. Balthier must be involved in even more dangerous skirmishes; he's imagining the modern pirates of Somalia or similar. ]

Sadly, I'm fresh out of cards, too. Bruno Bucciarati - just Bucciarati is fine. The pleasure's mine, signor Balthier.

[ professional, as always! he holds a hand out for a shake. ]

Introducing yourself as a criminal is quite the bold move.