[Don't mind Heigo if he winces a bit at the firm grip, because he's... kind of a wuss. He's got the solid handshake of a professional and everything, but he's not built for having his hand crushed by overeager drunk people.

Oh. Oh jeez, this is the professor he consulted for a handful of his stories? Heigo almost doesn't want to believe it, but now he remembers the meandering tone all too well and realizes the man in front of him couldn't be anyone else.]

Of course - Dr. Klim. Pleasure to meet you in person. We've discussed some of your areas of particular interest before - [Shit, goddamnit, but he did that under his pseudonym. Well, Klim's very drunk, so maybe he won't remember Heigo confirming his identity as Ango Sakaguchi?] - for - various reasons.

[Excellent cover, Heigo.]