[He follows her to her feet, reaches to stop her from entering with a touch to her elbow, slips past to go first; with the power granted to everyone right now, he wouldn't be surprised. It is still his responsibility to keep Abigail safe where he can - and on a much more practical level, his sharper senses are more likely to detect anything harmful before hers are, before it harms them both.
But he circles the room and his wary gaze finds nothing, he smells nothing, he feels nothing; he picks up his item and holds it, stone-cool, in the palm of his hand and stares at it and stands very still.
He swallows.]
You're not registering on my item.
But you are still here. [His own pulse speeds up for a moment, because there are a few things it could mean, but he glances sidelong at the bathroom with its open door and does not know immediately how to prove the best option.
Then he stops himself, shakes his head, and mentally structures a request to the Barge to remove all passenger-made renovations to the cabin, pushes it gently with his thoughts as he has learned to do when requesting restocks for the kitchen.
The basket the candy came in disappears; the bathroom door begins to fade, then re-solidifies.
[ Spam ]
But he circles the room and his wary gaze finds nothing, he smells nothing, he feels nothing; he picks up his item and holds it, stone-cool, in the palm of his hand and stares at it and stands very still.
He swallows.]
You're not registering on my item.
But you are still here. [His own pulse speeds up for a moment, because there are a few things it could mean, but he glances sidelong at the bathroom with its open door and does not know immediately how to prove the best option.
Then he stops himself, shakes his head, and mentally structures a request to the Barge to remove all passenger-made renovations to the cabin, pushes it gently with his thoughts as he has learned to do when requesting restocks for the kitchen.
The basket the candy came in disappears; the bathroom door begins to fade, then re-solidifies.
He stares at it.]
...you graduated.