[ It's killing him a little inside; sure he'd only dueled Rio the one time and that was about all he ever saw of her, but it's no surprise that a duel tends to reveal a lot. But here this girl is, and while she's certainly not exactly the same as Rio... it's enough to assuage his guilt about the whole situation with the girl in a coma back home. So much so that he doesn't seem to notice his own gem either-- his right hand is holding her left off to the side, after all. His attention is on her face. ]

It absolutely is. Seems like we'll get along just fine, won't we? Maybe you'll even let me dance with you again in the future.