[ The surprise is mutual, even if you couldn't tell by Jiaoqiu's unflappable demeanor. There are certainly some from home that Jiaoqiu would be less thrilled to see here — the general and Moze have so much on their plates, if anyone was expendable enough to be dragged into this, it's him — but Dan Heng is an intriguing individual, one he'd like to get to know better, and...

Familiar. That matters more to him than Jiaoqiu would have expected. ]

The Yaoqing inspires a distinctly competitive spirit in even the best of us, and I'm no exception. I'm a little surprised to hear you're playing, however. [ Said in tone more curious than anything else. ] If I may...which card did fate choose for you today?

[ Or, what he's asking, in so many words: is Dan Heng a possible complementary match for him? ]