Theodore managed not to startle when he thought he saw something move under the boy's robe out of the corner of his eye. Definitely something a little funny. Maybe.
"Don't. You don't...uh, there's no need to. Apologize. I'm okay, just a little...me." He realized how self-conscious he felt of the nice clothes, especially when they didn't match his shaggy hair and crooked glasses. "I keep...meeting people this way. Uh, here."