[He really isn't just being polite but that's also kind of inappropriate when you're meeting someone in a setting that isn't a bar, so.]

Oh, good. I don't think it's all that bad, personally. You kind of get used to it.

[He stops by his table so that he can pack up his stuff and toss it over his shoulder, his staff in hand. Since he knows where they're going, he'll lead the way out.]

What did you end up doing with all that fish?