[Anders raises an eyebrow at the man's tone before mentally revising his impression of Louis' age. He might be expecting a little much here and so he takes a breath and drops his voice to be a little more gentle.]

I'd the same reaction my first time. It's not something to be ashamed of, but I'm sorry for the laughter.

I'd... It may not be how you're used to dealing with things, but I'd try to relax and enjoy the evening. You're in a world that will at times be unrelenting, automatically part of a group that many fear and hate, in a city that has a regular history of oppression, pain, and suffering. And everything is a thousand times more complicated than it seems on the surface.

[He shrugs and takes a sip of his drink again, trying to not be too intense. It does take work.]

That's not to say everything is awful. It's not. But I'd take what moments I can as I start to build a life here, because you are here now and there is no known path to leaving.