i like this! how long has he been in town? depending on your timeline, this could have been as early as threeish years ago when she was interviewing candidates to take her position at her old company. halie is definitely the type of person to invite herself into your space and start chatting with you if you engage her in a conversation. so, i can totally see her inviting herself to sit down at his table while they both wait. by the end of the conversation, whether her candidate showed up or his appointment did, she would have asked to exchange business cards.