It wasn't that Ceana couldn't blend in with people; she was actually very charming when she wanted to be. The problem was that sometimes Ceana seemed to take endless delight in messing with Bertie, and there were endless opportunities to do that here at the archives.
He swooped in on her the second she was in the door, with all the grace of a flustered and slightly drunk crane. Most everyone in the lobby was ignoring them, since they were used to Bertie's clumsiness and strange enthusiasm.