[He follows her inside, only to pause just within the doorway as she answers]
Oh. [Was he supposed to have waited to meet the person he was assigned to share housing with. Is that a human custom?] Actually, I was assigned here too, but I was...sort of eager to get the lay of the land, that kind of thing.
[He rubs the back of his neck, debating how rude he might've been to a being he is only supposed to be of help to. Maybe he should see if anyone can teach him about some of the more basic customs around here, and confirm what data he does have on human social activities.
For all he knows, something might be radically different]
there there, you suffer in company
Oh. [Was he supposed to have waited to meet the person he was assigned to share housing with. Is that a human custom?] Actually, I was assigned here too, but I was...sort of eager to get the lay of the land, that kind of thing.
[He rubs the back of his neck, debating how rude he might've been to a being he is only supposed to be of help to. Maybe he should see if anyone can teach him about some of the more basic customs around here, and confirm what data he does have on human social activities.
For all he knows, something might be radically different]