Yes, seriously. This is important. Honestly, showing up at a party like this with a tie looking like this. She hmphs a bit at his excuses, since obviously there is no excuse, and focuses on her task of redoing his tie. How she knows how to tie a tie is probably just as much a mystery as it is unsurprising.

"You too. It's been way too long." She answers after a moment, with the tie situation sorted out. She goes the extra mile of making sure his shirt collar is straightened and his top button buttoned before withdrawing her hands and inspecting her handiwork with a satisfied smile. "There, that's better. You actually look pretty good."

Was that a compliment to him or herself??