[For once, though she had done her best in the initial announcement, she was without a witty comeback.]

Yeah, thanks. I appreciate it.

[As easy as it would have been to insist she was fine...she knew she wasn't going to be fine. Not work-wise, anyways. Pulling double duty between Foreigner co-Liaison and Welcome Center duties had been rough enough when she had Jack to fall back on for the latter. Now...well...]

I might need a hand with keeping up with the Merchant's Guild ever so often. Since they're the Center's primary benefactors, it's important to keep up a good relationship with them, no matter how busy I get.