Neculai blinked when a girl's head and shoulders appeared out of nowhere. He stared at her, trying to decide if he was seeing right and she didn't have any lower half. He was reasonably sure he hadn't had any alcohol to drink in the past few days, and Neculai didn't like taking drugs or smoking weed, so it wasn't that.
He realized she was expecting him to respond and shook his head. "Sorry. I thought I was, too." His hand tightened on the handrail, prepared to defend his right to be there if she was going to try asking him to leave. "I'm Nick."