The unfamiliarity of it puts him, perhaps paradoxically, more at ease. He shakes Erik's hand (nothing noteworthy) and nods, following-accompanying him to the platform. It's busier up there and so it seems an appropriate time to offer Erik the few papers he's carrying. It's not like they contain sensitive material and it's more for the gesture of it than anything.

"It's, uh, a short report on what I've been doing and the contacts I've made." His tone grows a little wry toward the end, though he doesn't bother to further stress that 'contacts' is a generous term for it. But Samizdat is just that little bit significantly connected that it bears mentioning.