[While the distinct lack of looking at him at all was a little eerie, he recognised a self-control mechanism when he saw it. Of course Tieria wouldn't want to react to his presence while the receptionist was around, and not seeing him probably made that easier. Which also probably didn't bode well for Tieria's eventual reaction, when it came - Lockon still wasn't sure whether to expect to be yelled at, cried on, punched, or some combination of the three. Whatever it was, out of earshot was indeed best.]

Right. [He followed Tieria outside. And now that the initial shock of seeing Tieria's feminine disguise had worn off a little, he was starting to see the funny side despite his best efforts not to. Wasn't fair to laugh at a perfectly good disguise, wasn't fair to laugh at a perfectly good disguise, especially not at such a serious time. Priorities.]