He immediately seems to recognize you.
"Welcome back. You're as punctual as always."
Moreover, he's acting as if you two are familiar with each other, which is not the case at all.
You do have a feeling like you've seen him somewhere before and his name is on the tip of your tongue...
Was it...?

Tsutomu Wakabayashi?

You have a feeling like he might have briefly appeared in your dreams. Or was it on an internet forum?
You know what you're here for.

I'm looking for SoapCon tickets.