The only reason Travis had sent him off was because he knew he was in for a serious lecture if Nicholas stayed, and he isn't in the mood for that tonight.

When Guppy disappears back into his office, Travis briefly considers the idea of just following Gene's example, and strolling off, but he knows that Nicholas might do a bit more than just lecture once he finds out.

Instead, he spends most of the night just fiddling on his game, since as far as his body is concerned, it's still only mid-morning.