"Things change. Not always for the better, mind you."

He sets his bag to the side.

"If ya don't mind me pointing out, ya look like you're in the middle of some kinda crisis. And I can walk away if ya don't want me prying, go to the table I'd spotted and do work of my own.

But I'm a professional meddler and trouble shooter, and ya seem, uh. Real distressed."