"It's more to do with me being preoccupied, rather than anything you did." Albert offered with a smile and a quick incline of his head, already preparing to walk away. The self deprecation reminded him a lot of Jamie, and it was impossible not to grin.
The question halted his steps. "I am, in the physics department. Are you a student?" The boy had never been in one of his classes, of that he was fairly certain, but that didn't mean the boy had no business speaking with him.