Maddox raised an eyebrow when Jarvis gave a quick synopsis of what he missed over the past few months. "Wow, I picked a bad time to take [I]that[/I] mission..." he grumbled to himself, picking up his glass and taking a sip. But his attention drew to the unfamiliar face that introduced himself as Sho. "So you've heard about me, huh. Makes me wonder what people say while I'm out," the red-haired mage responded, chuckling to himself before taking another sip of his drink.

After a long sip, he set the glass down and faced the newcomer that apparently wasn't all that new. He was new to Maddox, at any rate. "I've been in Phoenix Wing for just under two years now," he answered with a light grin. Though his expression returned to the same neutral one as before after a moment. "So yeah, I've been around a while. You wouldn't have seen me around anyways because I just got back from an... unnecessarily long job." He picked up his glass again and took another sip, before looking back at Jarvis. "Seeing new people is great, but seeing older faces is more refreshing. Where is everyone?" Almost spitting out his drink, he turned back to Sho as if he forgot to tell him something. "What made you decide to join us, Sho?"