Any word back from Dai? Eager to hear whether the axe falls there or not. Seemed rather an inscrutable type- difficult to read, even for me.

Well, you know it's not the first time I've had people be wary of me for my name and associations. But it's been a few years since my last encounter, though.

They all seemed to love you presentation, from what I saw. Bet you'll be getting a lot of complimentary owls in the next day or two. Which you utterly deserve, by the way.