[ he’sd just come up here to check that no one was hurt, honest. If some loser wanted to go cry on the roof at night, that was their prerogative.

Except, when he crept up to check, he hadn’t expected it to be a kid, and certainly not this kid in particular. For a minute, he pretends he doesn’t see her, just goes to a nearby ledge to vape like a loser. It is to give her a chance to escape if she doesn’t want to talk, or a chance to gather herself up first if she does. ]