Matthaus happened to have just stuffed another mouthful of food in his mouth as Catalina responded in her typical threatening manner. He stifled a chuckle until he was able to swallow. "Oh Catalina, it means a lot that you would go through so much effort as to ruin your amazing dishes just to get rid of me." He gave a quirky smirk and another chuckle.
But then the subject was lost, as Matthaus had moved on to figuring out who this new member was.
"A woman of poetry!! Matthaus exclaimed, standing up from his seat and raising a hand in the air, considering the other one was still holding his plate. "Where have you been all my life!" His smile was bigger than ever and he let out a loud laugh. He quickly set his plate down and held out his boney hand,"It a pleasure to meet you Jace and it's a honor to have you here. I'm Matthaus." He continued to grin. "You have no idea how tiring it is to have everyone simply roll their eyes at my poems and riddles." If Jace did shake his hand, he would give a fairly strange one at that. His hands were soft, and apparently gentle. The frail structure seeming as if it would simply break if one did touch it. But his shake was rather firm and cold. "In other words, I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys a good rhyme."
He sat down once again, stabbing his food with a fork, then looking back at Alexa. "You're her mentor, correct? What are you going to show her first?" There was so much to tell and explain that he figured it was hard to choose.
He would have figured the pill was a good place to start, but that could be overwhelming and ruin the whole rest of the tour. But then again, other than just a quick lap around where the trailers and work tents were, there wasn't a whole lot that one couldn't figure out on their own. But he supposed it helped to have someone guide you. Having that one comfortable relationship with someone when you're new is important.
Matthaus remembered his first friend at the carnival.