"Can't say I'm not." Gerald admitted. "I'm just... well, amazed this is all just happening, you know? Half the time I expect to realize that this is all just a dream." In all his years, falling to the absolute lowest of the low in the eyes of the society and consorting and fraternizing with some of the most disreputable people in existence, Gerald would never have dreamed that he would have been able to start climbing his way back up again. Yet, here he was, attending [i]Beacon[/i] of all places. He was amazed that he managed to get in without a transcript - that they accepted people from all walks of life. 

Being outside, Gerald did not see any of the displays but he heard all of the announcements - from the news all the way to Glynda's speech. Hearing the hunt for Torchwick, Gerald allowed himself a small chuckle. He would not claim to know the man by any stretch of imagination, but he would confidently say that he knew enough to figure out that that man would not be caught easily. 

Feeling the Airship touch down, Gerald felt the air around him calm down and let out a deep breath. "Well then," he said to Coral and Esther, offering the idea of them getting off the ship together, "Shall we get going?"