He very much remembers that blast as well! Even if he came out of it fine, it was still such a shame his desk had to go through that. As Verity's stating this conversation has come to an end, he's taking another sip of tea. His eyebrows go up when she declares as much, watching as the redhead gets up to go.

As she's walking away, however, one of the people she passes is again the man with the teacup. He doesn't stop her or get in her way. Just offers her a kind, "Until our next meeting, then, Ms. Willis."