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[It takes more time than it should for Christian to get around to comprehending the introduction. Wildly startled by the presence of someone he didn't know was there, his first reaction is to want to turn straight back to the apartment's door and give the knob another tug. Just to make sure, especially now that he knows he's being watched. The defensive stance he has taken on was just as immediate. Legs apart, shoulders squared, and with his right hand slightly up. His left remains down, but the long white cane he holds in it is being gripped with white knuckles. After a few seconds, he does relax.]

I'm sorry, you startled me. I didn't realize I wasn't alone.