Mmhm. [ a sympathetic cluck of her tongue, before she points at an empty chair across from him.

the bar isn't too busy. she can spare a moment or two to give the man a proper introduction. she hopes. ] May I grab a seat? If you don't mind the intrusion. Only...only I remember what it was like to be new, oodles of time ago.

[ and it helps to have someone to just chat with. ]