[Ow, light. He winces momentarily, shields his eyes with his hand until she points the beam away from him. No harm, no foul.] It's fine.

[He moves to her side, walks with her wherever it is she's planning on leading. He has no real leads for this whole escapade, after all, so he may as well let someone else set the course, at least for now.]

Yeah, this is definitely a party. Sorry I'm late. [He's amused~] I've been busy. But fair, I guess. What about you?

[Small talk while demons lurk around? While keeping his guard up and his eyes open for any little detail that might point to a fix to this? Yep. That's how he's gonna do this, apparently.]