[That little hint of a smile, that maybe-amusement, is a relief. There's so little Feliks can do about the people who lost those 5 years -- but maybe, maybe if he can make them smile and relax a little, that would be good?]

Right, don't I? I guess I was just trying to look, like, professional and junk for the class I was TA-ing... But where's the fun in that, right?