The man was NOT fine...or at least he would say as much, if he could manage the words. But he couldn't at the moment, breathing hard and trying to regain his composure as he noted that someone was running toward him. A female someone. He immediately had to put on his brave man face and stood up with some effort, coughing and hacking before she made it to him.
"OH FINE, dearie, just fine..." He noted he had never seen her milling about before, but that simply could be because he hadn't been wandering the carnival as much as once did.
"I don't believe I have met you...at least while sober." Despite all his hacking and hard breathing he went for his jacket to grab a cigarette. Taking a long what could be called "soothing" pull off of it.