Connor sat up slowly, watching her leave, and he ended up smile slightly. That was, perhaps, the first time Elizabeth had essentially said they were going to succeed. [i]Once I'm human again[/i]

He rose to let her do whatever she was going to do, knowing it was night. He grabbed his laptop, setting it up in a way he thought he could teach her easily enough, and then returned to the bed, taking out a book and reading, whittling away the time. 

Marl was indeed in his room, thumping around in anger, packing up his stuff, muttering to himself about ungrateful children and the unfairness of it all, looking up at the knock on the door. He went over and pulled the door open hard, expecting it to be Connor. 

He blinked when he saw Elizabeth, or as he knew her as, Becky, although he was positive it was a fake name. "What do you want?" he said gruffly, clearly not trying to hide his anger and his disapproval.