John grimaced immediately, shortly after shooting Philip an extremely cross look. He understood why Philip was upset, really he did, but that wasn't an excuse to treat Weiss poorly. He could tell she wanted to be friends by the way she had left her guard down just a bit, but then...

Sometimes it was hard to remember Philip really was just a teenager.

"Weiss," he stepped forward, carefully putting a hand on her arm, "I won't tell you not to leave, but in Philip's stead I am sorry. I meant everything I said about wanting you around."

He paused momentarily.

"I'll make sure you get a real apology from him later." With that, he moved his hand away.