[It's Cecil's turn to blink. He's pretty sure he'd remember this boy, if he knew him! He's pretty sure he doesn't know anybody who's blind. Unless they're hiding it really well, which he isn't going to rule out, but which doesn't seem particularly likely, and which also has very little bearing on the current situation.]

No? [He amends this hastily.] I mean, not intentionally. I was walking behind you for a little bit, because when I turned the corner you were not very far ahead of me. But that's not really following you, at least not in the way I'm pretty sure you meant it.

...I'm really sorry, but-- have we met?