When she noticed that Shannon wasn't calming down like she was hoping, she started to hum a soft and melancholic song. It was something from their original memories because Eli started to hum along with her, their voices complimenting each other as they did. Eli deepened the petting to keep Shannon from having to choose between staying close to Michelle and leaning into his hand.

They moved through the crowd faster than before and soon they were back to the room, Eli shutting the door behind them and locking it so that they'd have privacy. Michelle took Shannon over to the couch and put him down gently onto it while Eli moved to sit down next to him and cuddle up close. "Take the rest of his clothes off. I want to clean him off before we do anything else." She moved away after she said that, going to get a few items they had prepped before arriving with Shannon. Eli did what she wanted and started taking off his clothes until the only things he was wearing was his collar and restraints.

"Relax," Eli said gently as he petted his hair. "We're just going to wash you up. There's nobody in here but you, me, and your Mistress and we're not going to let anything happen to you, okay? You've got to trust that we're going to take care of you."