Hermann wasn't exactly acquainted with the phrase "take a break, but he forced himself to, even if taking a break was really just sitting back in his seat and looking around. People didn't look terribly concerned about what was going on, which told him right off the bat that at least three fourths of the people currently in there were townies.
Though the man who'd walked in a moment ago pretty much reeked of refugee. And seemed to be looking for someone.
"Who are you looking for?" he called over, in the Hermann Gottlieb version of helpful. Which was to say, not terribly helpful at all. You either got helpful or social, never both and often neither.