"Here" meaning the party? [ Alex asks with a small lift of his eyebrows. Given Nigel's tendency to blab on about his opinions on most things, Alex rather suspects that Katurian could already guess. But no matter. ]

More boring than I'd anticipated. I suppose those people who felt they wouldn't be able to abide by the enforced civility didn't bother coming, which is a shame. They seem to do their best to avoid serious discussion here. But, like you say, it's the same everywhere.