That sounds...kind of odd, to someone from the sixties. Charles puts it down to a culture gap, focuses on the bits he does understand and infers the rest through telepathy (technological advancements in the next forty years are astounding).

"Oh --" he gives a little nod of thanks and takes a seat, placing his bag to the side. Although he doesn't take off his coat or anything, which is a sign that he doesn't intend to take up too much of her time.

"One whole month. I can hardly believe it. I've met a few people used to these situations but I can't say I'm one of them."