The apologetic noises confused Eli at first, but when it finally hit him as to why, he grabbed Shannon's hand and held it, squeezing it gently to let him know that he was okay with it. He knew Shannon's limits and unlike Michelle, wasn't going to force Shannon to deal with it before he was ready to. After a long moment, Eli pulled away, letting go of both Shannon's hair and hand so that he could get at least some of his mind back while Michelle was playing with him.

"It's time. Are you done yet?" Michelle only looked over at Eli with an annoyed expression that he took as a no. Of course she wasn't. He sighed and ran a hand through his own hair. "Try to make sure that he's not too far gone for this scene please? I want my reintroduction to go smoothly."

"Do not worry, kotik, this will go well for you," she replied easily. "You could assist me to make this go faster." A shake of his head was the only response to that and she snorted, muttering something under her breath in Russian.