[ The response begins with an awkward glimpse of video. Cullen's face, somewhat closer to the colour of chalk than usual, an unflattering wound cutting a red line across his cheek. ]
Ell--
[ Cullen's face, frowning, when he notices that he must have picked the wrong channel. The feed's video turns off. His voice remains. ]
Ellie, who was that?
[ His voice remains that of somebody still not entirely convinced that the man from the library isn't currently holding her hostage to force her into smoothing over his reputation. (A voice which clearly isn't satisfied with just somebody she knows alone.) ]
videWHOOPS voice;
Ell--
[ Cullen's face, frowning, when he notices that he must have picked the wrong channel. The feed's video turns off. His voice remains. ]
Ellie, who was that?
[ His voice remains that of somebody still not entirely convinced that the man from the library isn't currently holding her hostage to force her into smoothing over his reputation. (A voice which clearly isn't satisfied with just somebody she knows alone.) ]