[ NOT THE WAFFLE... oh, seeing that, he's so heartbroken that he hadn't thought of it himself! He'll slip into the booth across from her all the same, a vibrant smile on his face. ]

Oh, thank you! I hadn't expected it to be so crowded...

[ An easy, sheepish laugh, as though he'd truly just made some silly miscalculation. ]

I'm normally more put together than this, but I'm afraid I've had a bit of hard time adjusting to this place...

[ He assumes that's common enough to pass muster. He's not certain anyone expects to just suddenly wake up in the middle of a cruise ship with an unknown destination, and apparently one in which the worst can and will occur. ]