It isn't that he doesn't want company, it's more that he never expected any. Peter's not exactly known for his social, extroverted personality - here or back home.

He allows himself a moment to survey the room, looking for the insanity Alec is referring to. There's a quirk of his mouth, obliging.

"Yeah," he says. "That's - uh. Definitely one way of putting it. Did you just get here? Or are you - you one of the earlier arrivals?"