Paul Avery is not the most visible person in the bar.
(He's dressed nicely: black suit, black pants, black tie, black shoes, white shirt.)
This may be because he has just dropped off a few items at the bar that, more and more, he wonders if he should be asking to have back.
(The things in question are a white rose - a bunch seemed excessive - and a
slip of paper enclosed in an envelope. Artemis is printed very clearly on the back of the envelope.)
He may also have forgotten completely that his name is not attached to either of these items.
Well, as long as it gets to its recipient.
In the meanwhile, he's going to be over here, fumbling with a glass of water.
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