He blinks and then nods quickly. "Ah, that's right. Did you wake up there, too?"

That was another person. He's trying to keep count so he can get an idea of how many people are here. Maybe the more that show up, the more likely his friends will turn up, too.

Though, maybe it would be better they stay home. They had an important job after all. They could manage without him, he's pretty sure.