[ Magnus claps M's back. If he notices M stiffen, he doesn't let on.

(He does notice, but he's good at not drawing attention to it. It's his professional opinion that if someone's not used enough to hugs to take them in stride, they need to be hugged more anyway.) ]

I always look good. [ He does, however, wink to let M know he's joking before settling down into the booth. ] All right, M, now's your time to spill. What've you been up to these past, oh... three, four months?