I thought you were a shifter, but the silver didn't work, so. [He runs a hand through his hair.] I'd have run more tests, but I didn't have the time.

[Pause, then--] I've been talking to your friends. They've all been worried about you, especially Dawn.

[He's not surprised, really. She's a little sister, what else would he expect from her? Hell, she kind of reminds him of himself, sometimes.]