Dean recognized that tone. He had often heard it when he wore out his welcome in a new town, but he heard it MOST often when he had the misfortune of running across one of the fathers of his conquests. The difference in this case was that Dean had planned this meeting...and that there were more important things going on than an argument with Claire's father.
"Noah Bennet disappeared." he said simply. "We were talking and he disappeared. I'm hoping that he's just around here somewhere..." he trailed off, realizing he sounded like an idiot, because who could just disappear in the Hyperion of all places? Still, for Claire's sake, he hoped this was just some fluke.