Lex buys a ticket for the door prize, partly out of curiosity and partly because he understands the annoyance of having to repair. It's not exactly empathy, but there is no way he is going to allow various monsters to ruin his new home if he can help it.

He is wearing a perfectly tailored black suit with a pink shirt underneath, forgoing the tie and leaving the collar unbuttoned. After receiving his drink from the bar Lex begins to walk toward the pool tables that had caught his eye as he walked in.