Yeah. Pretty much what I did. Seems to be going well so far and I am doing the 'ask me if you need anything' thing at the moment, but regardless, yay new people!
Best I came up with in the interim was this (Didn't want to leave her waiting):
You tell <person>, "Just a quick pointer for you. Using the word 'noob' is considered out of character. When you get a moment, if you might peruse over …
<person> smiles with a wink and says, "It is a pleasure to meet you also. I have seen you around. I am trying not to bother people too much much with my noob questions."
Yeah, I'm doing pretty well in groups, I think. I do feel that most of my issues are just down to the fact that I have not played in so long and using a spec totally unfamilar. Like I say, it's just going to take a little time till all my functions …
Am still getting used to being a spec that's not a stupidly overpowered bard, to be honest. Up until now, I've mostly relied on insanely fast EQ, contort and reflection. It's taking time, but I'm getting there.