[ Gus is...well. Gus is dumbfounded, really, too busy taking in Iona in that dress, with that hair, and that...everything. He temporarily loses the ability to string coherent words together (along with thoughts), and so he looks at her dumbly, mouth hanging slightly open before he finds it prudent to respond to at least one of her statements. ]
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...Oren wants me to take it off... Hi, Iona?
[ nailed it. ]