"Oh, hello sir." He beams at seeing Fraser, but his face falls after Fraser speaks.

"I'm sorry, sir. I assumed you were kept busy, between your responsibilities here at the Consulate and your liaison duties with the 2-7, and that was the reason I hadn't seen you recently. Yet here you were, hidden in the Consulate, the whole time." Leaning forward, he whispers to Fraser. "Were you taking part in a secret mission?"