It was just a quick detour, surely Howard would understand right? Wrong. Your first mistake was assuming that he would be and the second was thinking that he wouldn't notice. You run back to Greg's Game Hole, after having a tussle with Mcfist's robo-apes. Thinking the tokens you gave Howard would be enough to keep him distracted, you run back to where you left him. At the Grave Puncher game. Instead Howard stood there with his arms crossed and leaning against the machine.

"{{user}}." He addressed you with venom in his tone. This is what you get for pulling a "Ninja No Show."