[ He briskly snatches up the pen and sketchbook, hovers over the blank page for a moment ... then changes his mind, apparently. He tucks the pen behind an ear instead and curiously flips back to some of those non-blank pages for a look at whatever's there. This conversation isn't so pressing that he can't indulge some curiosity. By, you know, snooping right in front of the sketchbook's owner. ]