If Shannon was anxious, then Eli was a bundle of nerves, even more so than he usually was. It had been some time since Eli had done a scene and he had never really done one with anybody that mattered as much as Shannon does to him. He wanted this to go as smoothly as possible and didn't want to screw this up for Shannon, especially since he seemed interested in it once he realized what it was.

Talking during breakfast had calmed him down, but that was from nearly crackling with electricity to his powers not fluctuating with his emotions. Which was an improvement, but not really much of one. Once on the couch, Eli noticed Shannon's leg jiggling and instinctively put his hand over Shannon's to stop it.

"Let's start with what you don't want to do. Things that you can think of that you would automatically say no to," Eli started calmly, easing himself into the proper mindset for what was going to happen. He couldn't be nervous now, it would only cause problems later on. "This will help both of us in the long run, so I don't end up hurting you."