Hey, don't knock it. It's worked before with excellent results.

"Do I look like I watch rom-coms?" Harry asks. He's trying to sound macho, but failing a bit. Harry's never been good at macho.

"Hey, I won't get in trouble for being here, will I?" he asks. "Like, they won't ask to see my ID and then arrest me because I don't have any papers or anything, will they?"

Hey, when you've lived the sort of life Harry has, you learn to be cautious as hell about everything. How do you think he's still alive?