Eric chuckled, "Ah.  Interesting gift.  Have you seen anything you like so far?"  He'd never been much for idle chit-chat, but the place was still a little new.  And he'd picked out a couple likely prospects for himself.  At the moment, the mouseguy was just deciding whether to broach the subject of sharing an employee.  Or whether he should just go make his selection and fully enjoy himself.  Since she didn't ask why he was there, he didn't bother volunteering the information.