"Hey," Chris was sort of speechless, looking at the girl, not moving his gaze away when Pongo came up, but he laughed a bit when she called him 'Mister', watching her with Pongo for a moment, glancing behind her to see if Toby was around before crotching down beside her and the dog.
"Hey, I'm Chris," He introduced himself, "And this is Pongo," The dog looked to Chris as he heard his name and gave the man's cheek a lick before the little girl proved more interesting yet again, "Your dad still...being sick?"