Horvath rolls his eyes, levering himself up. "I'm not that badly out of touch, thank you. I was merely... struck by a certain synchronicity..." He's not eager to explain he lives down there, himself, partly because Dave might get the wrong impression. His home looks very little like the lab, and more like a gentleman's club from the 1920's, but that's not the first assumption most people make.

He follows Balthazar, but pauses and makes a little gesture, to let Dave go ahead of him. Considering how bad that might look, he adds gruffly, "I'm not going to hurt you, but I'm slow on the stairs..." He's embarrassed about it, in fact, but trying to give the boy a little trust.