"See Rox, I come to you because you don't ask questions. Like, why's your bike smoking, and are those bullet holes, and why do you always pay in cash. Nope, you just do your thing and I love that." 

With an admonished look at Roxy's yelling, J went to turn the fan on. Only then did he notice Devika, who was just stepping into the room. 

"Hey there. It's a surprise to see a new face around here." J sidled smoothly up to Devika. "The names Jin, but you can call me J if you like. Everyone else does." There was an easy grin on their face.

Devika smiled and nodded. "Nice to meet you, J. I'm Devika. Please forgive me for not shaking hands. I-" She briefly considered lying. Making up some other reason why she wouldn't shake hands. Like, she had a cold. Or a deadly skin rash. But it occurred to her that if she was going to be around, she might as well be as honest as possible. "I'm an empath. Skin contact kind of messes with me. Sorry."

"Oh. No worries!" J looked curiously at Roxy, then back to Devika. "She's your anchor, then?" 

"Yep. She's my anchor." 

"Huh." J rubbed their chin, and smiled a bit wider. "It's like having a permanent roommate, right?" 

"Maybe at the start, but once we get settled, I'll be able to be farther away."

"Cool, cool." J looked Roxy up and down. "Hey Rox, at least you got stuck with someone cute. World isn't all bad."

Devika blushed a little bit.