Ivan latches onto that attempt like a lifeline, straightening out his uniform and combing his hands through his hair in order to get it to look like he hasn't just been drooling into Duv's couch. "Sorry, sir. I needed someplace no one'd find me, although I did bring work with me." He gestures to the flimsies and ereader on the floor around him.

He checks his chrono and sighs -- oh yes, his mother would be arriving shortly. "I don't suppose there's a chance that Simon and m'mother have cancelled their Komarran vacation?"