That was the response he was expecting and he let go of the collar when he started to stand up, looking rather content that everything was going smoothly with trying out the new collar. He almost laughed at what Shannon was focused on and settled for an amused grin. "I wouldn't forget that," he said as he shook the bag slightly so that he could hear it.

Moving to Shannon's Lacey-free side and grabbing his hand, he smiled at Jay and Jackie, who were looking at them with fond amusement. Eli had already paid for the collar, so they didn't have to stay any longer than it took for them to leave. "Have fun boys," Jackie said cheerful as Eli nudged Shannon to head out the door. He wasn't going to answer him since they had better things to do.

As soon as the door opened and they walked out, Eli covered them with an illusion before teleporting the three of them to outside his apartment's front door, the illusion making them just fade into the crowd instead of showing them suddenly disappearing like they actually had. He dug for his keys quickly and unlocked the door as he spoke, his voice even despite his emotions starting to run high. "We're outside my front door. I wasn't going to waste time walking us back here when I could cheat."