Brand's only just left his bunk when he runs into Dan in the hall, who was looking for him. Dan does his best to keep his finger on the pulse of who's here and who isn't at the Rig, and he felt his heart sink when he found out Rune was gone - not for his own sake, as he only superficially knew the man, but because he's observed the closeness between Rune and Brand.

"Hey, I was looking for you. I brought you some snacks from the cafeteria, since you weren't there at lunch."

There's nothing quite tackier than going to someone whose boyfriend just vanished and offering to cheer them up with sex, so he adds: "as a friend."