Ah yes. This was the response he was used to. Though it seemed like most of the people in the city couldn't see 'him', Nick had run into a few who could.

So he gave a rueful little chuckle, opening up his pack and replacing the cig. "It's all right, nothing you gotta apologize for. As long as you don't try anything stupid with the mechanical man anyway." With that, the detective took a good look at Ky, trying to gauge who he was and if he was in any danger.