Chrollo isn't sure what exactly drives him to approach the chain user. It's unwise to deal with an enemy when the deaths of Shalnark and Kortopi are still so fresh and his hurt and anger about losing them still so raw but he can't help it. When he spotted the familiar blond mane among a crowd in Swaldani City earlier it left too much of an impact, felt too much like fate to just ignore it.
Now he's boring his way through the bar he's seen the Kurta enter two hours ago, a bottle of scotch in his hand. The bar setting surely is surprising, he wouldn't have picked Kurapika for the type of person that goes to bars in their free time but his judgment seems to fail him recently.
Kurapika's still there, sitting perched on a table in a faraway corner. Despite his best efforts to keep his emotions reined in he must've slipped somehow, because Kurapika immediately raises his head to let his eyes roam over the crowd. He tries to give it the pretense of just aimlessly looking around in boredom but Chrollo knows better. Kurapika's eyes narrow suspiciously once they make contact with his; he's wearing colored contacts again. There's no recognition in his gaze though, Chrollo put on a disguise with his ability Convert Hands before entering the bar.
He stops in front of the table and asks, "May I sit here?"
"I'm afraid I'm not in the mood for company today."
"That's too bad. I really wanted to talk to you."
Kurapika leans back in his chair. His left hand is curled around the glass of his drink. The right arm is positioned on the chair's armrest, the right hand, the one with his chains, hidden beneath the table top. That's certainly no coincidence. He stares at him for a while, trying—and failing—to make sense of his approach. He takes a sip of his drink. Tries to make Chrollo uncomfortable with his silence. It won't work.
"And why," Kurapika finally asks, "would you want to talk to me?"
"Because," Chrollo puts the bottle on the table and allows himself a smile, he finally believes to understand, "you look just as miserable as I feel."