When he heard the voice he looked up and smiled in greeting. "Hello, and yes it's quite gorgeous" Keeping his smile he offered his hand. "I'm Elie Noch, a pleasure. If you like I have another seat?" He kept it open for things specifically like this. Sometimes people liked joining him, and then he would get to swap tales.
Or sometimes they just needed someone to listen, or someone to talk to them. IT was all enjoyable though.