He's already holding up his hands in the universal, parental-type gesture of "caught me", when the alien-looking child notices him.

"Yeah, I was. Sorry -- I didn't mean to butt in."

Seemed like the people from the ship were everywhere. Not in a bad way, really. This way, maybe other people could understand the strain of the different world. Suddenly having a more normal life.

He blinks for a second. "What--? Oh! No, he... he stayed behind. I wasn't going to force him to come along, don't worry."