[Ah now there he's gone and made Kaspar think he was some sort of inconvenience!!! Nice going, Barok. You are really knocking this friendship thing out of the park. That had always been a nice thing about Albert, for better or worse, he wasn't best at giving much thought to if he was overstaying his welcome.]

Ah, of course, please, I didn't mean to suggest I'd like for you to leave, just that I may not be a very adept host.
[He runs a hand fretfully through his hair, still mostly brushed back though in a haphazard sort of way that suggests it hasn't properly been styled since he'd woken up.]

All I was doing prior to your arrival was, frankly, agonizing over what little information we have to try to see a way out of things. I know there is hardly anything I can do, at present, but...
[Another sigh,]

I've had far too much of feeling powerless already, and I can't fight the feeling of having to try.