[ His grin widens on a laugh as she settles in across from him, knee-nudging in return and letting an ankle rest against hers. ]

So that's why you didn't invite me.

[ And he had to go occupy himself with other things. Now that she's here, they put a weight on his smile, and for a moment he hesitates. ]

I'm... [ Honestly, he doesn't know what he is. Resting elbows on the table, he scrubs a hand over his eyes before propping his head up by the cheek. ] I ran into someone today. Like, someone I met, before all this.

[ That sounds weird. Like he's talking about an ex or something. In a sense, it's a hell of a fling that's come back to haunt him. ]

That happens, right? People from the same place or whatever... It happens all the time.