Apparently little ghost girls are something to be feared. Everyone was on about movies.

( it's a not-quite-inquiry as to what the hell a scary movie is supposed to be, because everyone was discussing it and he has no clue. )

I'm used to people not bothering to care about children that aren't theirs, shall we say. It's always a trying reminder.

( he does open the door to the stairwell for the pajama-clad queen, he's got some manners in him somewhere. . . )

Fine, should we try the lobby, then. That's where everyone sees her first.