[This is a lot easier for him to respond to than giving a run-down on his personal status, and he beams at her, a broad smile splitting across his features and a fervent nod.]

You bet I did. Tataru! She's the one who wanted to celebrate this holiday, the little Lalafell lady wearing the pink dress.

[Henry mimes her height, in case Asahi hasn't met Tataru. She's like, three feet tall... So it's a distinctive feature.]

I guess it's something she had back home, in Eorzea, so I wanted to help. She's strong-willed and can be strict, but Tataru's not a jerk, no way. She's kind, and pretty much all of the good traits a person can be.

[And the reason he's not an exploded mess out in the Wilde, but it isn't as though Tataru did much to make him that way. All it took was checking in on Henry, as susceptible as he is.]