[Uh oh. Instead of being comforted, Barnaby looks positively spooked when he realises it's Howl -- a stranger would be less embarassing to have notice him than someone he actually knows -- and his hands clamp down a bit tighter on the jacket over his head.]
I'm well, thank you. I, ah-- forgot something I need to do, so I'm heading back for the evening.
[A vague nonexcuse, but he's panicking a little too much to be any good at improvising. Maybe Howl's too drunk at this point to notice.]
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I'm well, thank you. I, ah-- forgot something I need to do, so I'm heading back for the evening.
[A vague nonexcuse, but he's panicking a little too much to be any good at improvising. Maybe Howl's too drunk at this point to notice.]