"A pleasure to meet you, Faust. I am Alain. Of course, you already know that, but it's probably easier than calling me any of the rest. It does seem he's had quite the night, doesn't it?"
He wondered if it might be setting off any of those little alarm bells for his companion that he was apparently neither nervous, nor afraid. Of course, that could be signs of an utterly clear conscience, but he was also well aware that that didn't always save a person these days from some very ugly fates. Ah, well. This was still far more entertaining than dealing with his next contact. That one could wait. It would frankly be best to let the man sweat it out a bit.
"So, which establishment do you prefer? I know a good many of them..." He tried to sound rueful, and mostly succeeded.