[ Gladio just grins, easy and friendly, as he reaches out to shake her hand, his grip warm and firm. ]

Hey, we were all new here at one point or another, we get it. It's a pleasure to meet you, Jane. The name's Gladio. The emotional magic stuff gets easier, I promise. While it's never quite normal, you can adjust to the point where you can take it mostly in stride. Or start to learn what sorts of things show up on you more often. Most of it's not so bad, but there's always something that's just damn embarrassing or even a little dangerous.

But people here are mostly understanding, too. And it certainly keeps us all on our toes. [ This is added with another grin and wink as he grabs up the shovel he'd laid down earlier to help her with the pile of rubble. ]