I never thought I'd miss my pain in the ass vice-captain, but whaddaya know, now I'm wishing he'd show up with the rest of my teammates even if it meant he'd be on my case again.

[His friend in continuing lack of dignity seems down, so Niou doesn't mind offering a little bit more of honesty than he normally would. Especially when the Swablu really is continuing the lack of dignity thing. He grins at Jack in the feed and gives him a wave, and if the grin is a little more slanted toward ruefulness than it might otherwise be, well, it's not like it'll be that big a hit to Niou's reputation as being generally up to no good.]

Looks like you got the hat off, at least.