He was distracted enough that he didn't realize who it was who was approaching him until she was right beside him - although that might have had more to do with the costume than his state of mind. The cold set of his shoulders softened considerably when she took her chair, and although he arched his eyebrow skeptically at her fingernails, he was half smiling when he looked up at her.
"I did, yes." He had mostly convinced himself. "I understand I missed a concert. Terribly sorry." It surprised him a little how glad he was to see her, given where he had just been. But it made him feel markedly relieved.