Ben nods and sits next to Kalinda before saying, "In my experience, a hug helps in many situations." He leaves the offer of a comforting embrace up to Kalinda, after all, he barely knew her, she may not react well to a random hug.

Anthony smiles coldly, "Don't bring us back to square one, Esuterura. We finally have a noninvasive way to communicate, so let's use it. What changes took place?"