"Around, on call," he answered with a shrug. He only knew where Kitty was a few minutes before, but otherwise hadn't seen much of anyone. The mansion was big enough, especially when the students were mostly gone in the summer, that he could go an entire day without seeing anyone else if he wanted to. He'd been doing that on purpose a lot lately, but not anymore.
"I'm sure everyone will be glad to see you again." More polite chatter, but Rankin didn't seem especially upset to see him, so that was a good start. Maybe the place he'd gone had helped him out. Kurt took a few more steps closer, widened his smile hopefully. "We can always use a hand around here."