[ He smiles a little — at her confirming that she's okay, at her concern for him. ]

I'm good. Just got a little thing going on right now, but I'm dealing with it.

[ And that's that. Not that as the day drags on he's going to get more restless and irritable; that'll be then, and this is now, and now he's with Gray, who needs more help than he does. So that's where all his focus and effort is going to go.

Whatever else he had in mind can wait. ]

You need any help? I grew up somewhere kinda like this; I know how to deal with crowds.

[ If she wants him to help take her somewhere, or use his body as a shield, or... whatever, really. He'll do it. ]