Bennett does not like the mood whiplash she keeps experiencing, has experienced since she woke up, and it's hard to tell if that's what sparked the flash of anger or what. "Gabriel," she says coolly, "I think you should go. Please." She wants to step forward and reassure Topher somehow, with basic fact and logic, but that doesn't seem to be even passing through her mind right now. How is she supposed to do this?

"Topher," she starts, but the most solid proof would be physical contact, so she approaches him, if hesitantly.