Quite oddly, he hasn’t really acknowledged Tancho’s gradual (and metaphorical, of course) rise from the ashes.
Having said that, however, the conductor has never really been one to immerse himself in his surroundings anyway: he hadn’t any need to do so back in Thüringen, after all, and even prior to his month’s hibernation had he been largely apathetic (particularly) in regard to the population of the academy. He kept to himself, and has been doing so for a good number of years by now ─ why break tradition? His lack of observation here is, perhaps, borderline shameful, evident as the increase in population is, but - regardless - the fact remains that he barely pays these newcomers any mind.
Still, even if he did happen to take note of this much, more possible than not would he have not reacted in any way all the same: from what (little) he can remember about the months prior to his generous nap, people seemed to come and go frequently. Whatever.
Thus, the present. He passes a few others in the corridor, and although he doesn’t fail to notice their presence altogether, that there seems to be a more— a more (albeit still marginally so) bustling atmosphere about the place isn’t something that occurs to him; he keeps to himself, largely oblivious to those others ─ and, much as she, too, is one of these ‘others’, by extension Jeanne. This in mind, it shouldn’t come as any great surprise that her…enthusiastic approach jolts him out of his default distant state of mind: he feels a twinge of annoyance in this moment, true, but credit’s certainly due to somebody capable of prompting a chill to run down his spine.
It’s a minor affair, though ─ just a small startle. Recovery takes all of a second, so he turns to face her soon enough. That mild irritation of his has already disappeared, but one probably wouldn’t be able to infer this from his naturally piercing gaze and colourless voice; therefore, he doesn’t mean to intimidate the girl when he speaks up, despite what his entire manner might imply.
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