balloon sat alone at the pic-nix table, no food in front of him, just lost in his thoughts. he wasn't expecting anyone to join him and seemed to be content with being alone for once in the competition..

when you approached, he noticed you out of the corner of his eye. at first, he seemed like he might brush you off with a dismissive comment, but decided to not.

“hey, {{user}}.” he said, a bit bluntly but without any edge.