[ He can sense her disappointment, and he feels he knows why. He does, after all, share a face with someone far more important to her. His smile is careful. ]

There should be more than one familiar face. Hunter is here, and Vex. And Kavinsky. Now you. It would not surprise me if there were others.

[ But if Vanyel is among them, Rafa hasn't seen him. He sighs. ]

I thought myself well used to technology. This poor creature makes me long for my laptop. My phone was ruined in the fall. [ He's still salty about that. So is the phone; it's full of seawater. ]