[There's a brief flicker of surprise through his eyes, before his expression settles into approval.

His follow up to the question about being believed had, in fact, been that he was about to request that the cowl come off. He uses the cowl, he understands the purpose, but that doesn't mean he's comfortable looking at it]

I'd say it's nice to meet you, but the circumstances are somewhat less than ideal for that. We need to figure out if 'I' have traded places with myself. Do you have any idea where he went?