[ Well there's not really a great way of getting out of this, is there? Still, "you-or-some-other-version-of-you shot me in the face one time and it sucked" isn't a great opener. Save that card for later, when you know what to do with it. ]

I believe we have a mutual friend! Australian, almost painfully so? Likes drinking and thinks boomerangs count as a fashion accessory?