[Honestly, he was just relieved (and a little awed) that she wasn't afraid of him. He readily waved away her apology, though the smile he gave her in return was tinged with melancholy.]

It's all right. It's not the first time. ['And it probably won't be the last.' He allowed himself the briefest moment to wallow in self-pity, but left the bitter truth unspoken. Instead, he held up his hand to show off the inducer on his wrist.] I got this when I came to America. The handsome devil you saw earlier was just a disguise, a hologram. But this thing is, ah...finicky. [He stuck his tongue out, irritably.] It went on the fritz during the teleportation trick.