[ Peter pulls ahead, not realizing Ai's predicament, and he spots the contact some paces away. He turns to look back at her and nod towards the man, but--

Well, shit. She's not there.

He has a sort of mini panic attack at that moment as he weaves his way back through the crowd, bumping into more than a few drunk assholes on the way. (Those that don't apologize find their pockets slightly lighter.) When he spots Ai and her new blue friend, he breathes a sigh of relief, even despite the obvious discomfort on her face. ]

There you are. [ He shoves past the blue alien, who lets out an outraged squawk. Peter opts to ignore him. ] I told you to stick close by, kid. Some of the folks out here are really shady.

[ He turns to the blue alien with a bright grin, gratitude written on his every feature. ]

Thanks so much for keeping an eye on her, sir. It was kind of you. Now, we've wasted enough of your time. Have a lovely night.

[ And he takes Ai's hand and sweeps past the stranger without so much as a glance back. ]