There is a beautiful woman sitting next to him for some reason and he can smell her perfume. Every cell in his body freezes at once and he couldn't flee even if he wanted as his legs seemed to have locked up at the knee. He's seen her around before here and there and knows she's someone important-- but there's a difference in seeing a woman from a distance and having her sitting right by you and addressing you for no reason.

"Little bit of both." Well that was a bloody stupid thing to say.

"I've seen you around." Did that sound like he was a stalker? Surely the woman had seen him in the same place, working. She must have. Still he could maybe round it out. "You do good work."

Did that make it better or worse? It was hard to tell.