Noah smiled at the kiss and at their joined hands. It was weird, but since he came back it was like he couldn't get close enough to people. He found himself at times having to physically stop himself from compulsively popping all over the city to check on his friends. So he let Hild lead him, though this looked like an intimate party and he didn't want to intrude.

"Are you sure?" he whispered. "Is it someone's birthday?"

Hild hadn't been talking, so he tried to keep his questions ones that could be answered with a yes or no.