I smiled up at the earnest young man: "jvb, my prince! I am so glad to finally have a chance to meet you!" I glanced around to make sure everyone had on a nametag. "You 'know' everyone, right? You didn't have to come very far to get here did you?"
Here have a seat, I gestured to the chair by Nero. "Hypatia's been telling us some cute jokes! Do you know any?"
