Oh, I've been here for a couple days yet, little more. Apparently new people tend to show up all at a time, from what I'm hearing.

[He shrugs a little.]

Well, you can see some of what it's doing. Apparently they keep everyone all connected in this place. Pretty neat, if you ask me. If only my publisher could have worked out something like this...

[Not getting into how long it's been since he saw her, no sentimentality over one of his favorite people, one of his actual close friends... this is Jiraiya. Keep it casual, keep it cool. Like he just saw her yesterday.]