"I'm Simon," he replied with a warm smile, taking the offered hand and shaking it. "And I have to agree... on the one hand, it's rather sad that the arrival of so-called Foreigners is so common that there is a welcome center and everything, but on the other hand, I would have been utterly lost without it. Of course, my sister could have explained things to me, as well, but not everyone is lucky enough to have someone they know already here."