Kankri squeezes her hand back, very gently. "I think we're all more than a little tense here," he says. "In this kind of situation, it's only natural. So, now that we've gotten that out of our systems, let's start over. Hello, I'm Kankri. Venus has been looking out for me."

He smiles at Ellie. "I don't believe I caught your name, miss."