Royalty of some kind? Where do you hail from? [Curious. He can't help but ask. Gathering information is important! After all, he has no idea where he is or who the big players are. ...Probably not this guy, since he's pretty sure the people in the know here are calling all of them "wildcards", but uh.

He snorts, shaking his head, reaching for the hand-pulled noodles. Sweets are fine, but he's got an appetite for- Well. Nostalgia, apparently. The dish gets the briefest, complicated look, before he reaches for chopsticks to dig in.] Shang Qinghua is fine. Peak Lord Shang if you want to be formal.

I suppose there's no real need for that. We're all a bit out of our element, aren't we? [Hmm. Go for the camaraderie angle? Maybe that'll work better than thigh-hugging or trying to sound impressive. He slurps up some noodles appreciatively.]