[One pleasant smile begets another, and any initial tension may have felt at the nature of their meeting immediately melts away in favor of a friendly interaction. He holds out a hand for a good shake.]

Nice to meetcha, Rufus!

[He listens carefully to the clearly fake story, believing every single word of it.]

No kiddin'! Hope they were okay after that.

But that's the exact kinda thing I'm talking about! There needs to be a sign or something.