"Trust me, you've never had a debriefing like the one you'll be getting today."

The disappointment is pointed, but fleeting. It was more than he could hope, to get more than one of them. But it doesn't diminish how happy he is to see her.

"Yeah, we can get out of here. Let me just grab my--" He turns around, only just realising his groceries and his carpet are... still over there, down the sidewalk, being picked at by a flock of pigeons. "Shit." Just going to run over there and try to shoo them off. "Damn it. I'll have to go shopping again later." But he picks up his carpet and hefts it under his arm. "You read the folder you got on arrival, right? About uh - the abilities."