Hokey didn't seem quite so startled this time around when Ariella took her turn to pop out of sight. "Another one who can disappear, huh?" Hokey commented, his amusement blatant. When Ariella smiled, he responded with his own unusual one and nodded. "It's okay to make mistakes. Just don't forget the lesson attached." The mechanical hound said to her. As she headed out, Hokey followed, at last moving to join the rest of the group at the gym. 

Once at the entrance, he paused before heading in to allow the new arrival and their escorts to go in first without obstruction. "Oh hey, new face." Hokey said to Eris as she passed. "Didn't see you back in the lunchroom. Nice to see your friends there have helped you get right where you need to be."

When Hokey finally wandered into the gym with the rest, he turned to Vlad. "That should be all of them. For now. Any further orders, sir?"