[ warmly, clearly amused: ] Captain Baudin, am I in trouble?

[ he sobers up, slides back to a more polite tone. ] In person, if you would like us to speak. I will come to you. Give me some grace, I may need time to find it.

[ he's there in perhaps a quarter of an hour. not the speed someone could make it at a run, if they knew where it was, but someone at a leisurely walk, who guessed correctly. he has a linen shirt, tucked into suede trousers, and some very nice rings on his fingers. he has boots that fit, thank you anonymous benefactor. he knocks, because he is polite, and then he steps inside, at ease- visibly projecting being at ease. ]

I am reporting for my scolding.