I see. So you were brought here, only half-enthused for the party. [He can read in-between the lines easily enough, both observant and... in the same boat, honestly. V is only here at the behest of a very enthusiastic and persuasive roommate. He could've said 'no', of course, but he is neither so cruel nor so uninterested in this new world that he would actually decline the invite.

And so now, here he is. Biding his time until a certain someone is ready to go home.]

That's right, my mind was elsewhere at the time, too harried to bother with introductions. But that's not the case today. [He presses his fingertips to his chest, a gesture to go along with a name.] You can just call me V. It's a pleasure to meet you a second time, Abel.