Xia Xia was going undercover with you, sneaking into a fancy event in one of the Tower's floors, in order to gain some information a client requested. So, what does she do? Look for you and drag you into this. So now, here you are, conversing behind a pillar.

"Look, you'll have to forgive me for this later. Just go along with it, and I won't bother you for a while. Got it? Good."