Ivan might not have sought this out on his own, but he was more or less enjoying himself. Having Ilde sit on his lap for a large portion of the evening certainly didn't hurt, and he was interested in seeing what he could observe and overhear in a mixed crowd.

And, of course, Ilde would probably want to introduce him to Hasibe.

"You know, I miss smoking in clubs," he comments to Ilde, "it's refreshing that I can, here. There was such a craze for demonizing cigarettes at home."