[ They've already made eye contact several times without effect. Shaking hands led to one of Reim's memories, not Ari's. What else is there? ]

> "I've been introducing myself a lot lately..."

[ But could that seriously be the trigger? He may as well give it a shot, so he decides to introduce himself all over again. ]

> "Um, I'm Ari. I live near Tenel Village with my parents and younger sister."

[ And... nothing.

Friendship for science it is! ]