[ She's not sure if that's his name or a declaration of how he is. She leans towards name. ... After all, she's never heard of someone being in a state of Katsura before, so Katsura he is. ]

It's nice to meet you, Katsura-san?

[ Her tone communicates some of her uncertainty with the state of his name. She feels no such uncertainty with his declaration of priorities. Chihiro takes people at face value until there's a reason she needs to do otherwise, or unless she knows they aren't very honest in the first place. What grabs at her attention is what he says about having been here before.

It's just a handful of people she's run into like this, but it's enough to still feel startling. Also... uplifted. People who leave don't have to leave forever. ]

Um... welcome back. [ For that, she can offer a smile. Not because Cerealia is all that welcoming right now, in fact it's less so than ever, but because it's still nice, right? To be someplace and be recognised in some sense. ] Everyone says things look a lot more run down than before. I'm not sure how much I can help answer questions for you, but I'll try, if you've got any you want to ask.