The panels below Shawn, Heidi, and Nate slid open slowly  to reveal a rather large vat of [i]something[/i] below them. It wasn't fast enough to make them fall over or even into it, but more of a revealing opening to present a new challenge or even tool, if used right. Shawn shifted a little as the floor underneath him moved, but he wasn't too shaken over it. Meanwhile, he did everything he could to help Heidi and Nate not get attacked by drones. That meant flicking a foot awkwardly around to shoot some lightning waves to even hocking electric loogies to short circuit anything. Good thing he was a bit of a disgusting showman to be able to spit far. It was a wonderful talent. Really.

At the same time, though, he needed to be careful to only start charging electricity in his legs and his head, keeping his arms and torso as shock-free as possible to try and not hurt Heidi. Being as close as she was to him, surely she'd feel a little static off of Shawn. Like that feeling when you rubbed a balloon on your hair and then put it on your face. Hopefully, he assumed, hopefully Shawn would keep it to that sort of level at his arms and chest to not shock anyone. 

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Booker could not let Christopher go. Not just yet. He knew the boy was embarrassed and most likely full of regret, got his reaction to the situation, but there still needed to be an explanation. The tiger was kept in the room too, or at least he hoped. Making a lot of constructs, especially well fortified ones, meant more focus on his powers, and less on moving around to actually see what was going on. 

He didn't even move. Before Christopher could get far, Booker created another wall of light in front of the young man, keeping him from progressing much further than past the door into the room. 

"Nobody will be going anywhere until this situation is explained, and everything is sorted out." He cast a small glance in Christopher's direction. "The Professor wouldn't have reached out in the first place if he thought you didn't have what it takes to be here. The road to the endgame is a long one, but don't compare yourself now to what you could be in the best case scenario years from now."