[It's not long before Crichton appears in the hallway, walking at a leisurely pace toward his room. He stops when he spies Scorpius waiting for him. Oh, he's sure it's for him.

His next steps forward are cautiously slow, his entire demeanor has changed to something like a dog with its hackles raised. He's heard the news about Gard; he's at least that well informed. Scorpius is un-tethered again now and god only knows what that will meant for them both.]

What the matter Scorp? Need help figuring out one of the puzzles?

[He saw him working on that thing at breakfast too, didn't he? He's still a little curious why...]