Some of the perpetual tension Shannon kept coiled up began to loosen when Eli began messing with his hair. It wasn't an instant key to mindset they were looking for, but it was the way to make it more accessible from the word go. His head rolled back into the hand while he let Eli card his fingers through and spared some concentration for what Eli was saying.

"Gonna have to work on that," he said. His stamina was definitely the weakest part of their time together, a bright and fantastic burn before all his energy was spent. Considering what mysteries were laid behind door number one, however, Shannon figured he could put some extra effort into lasting it out. "Harness? Oh..." Right, that thing Eli had shown him. A bunch of belts put together that would make anchor points on his own body. That would work. "Okay."