[It's been a stressful morning. He's found himself here, of all the ridiculous places, and is staring at the dogs with a vacant sort of expression. Would things of been different if he'd had an animal? He never had the time to care for one, but maybe after his father's death as a child, it would have changed things.]
[The tapping catches his attention, and he's swiftly wondering if he should get out before he's noticed, not sure if he's much in the mood for conversation today.]