Leo nodded in response and got comfortable, before 'disappearing', closing his eyes and going limp.

He was gone for only about a minute, before his eyes popped open, and he sat up with a jolt.

"AH!" he yelled out, pausing again.

"...no, no, no, no, no..." he murmured, shaking his head.

"No, that can't be true. This CAN'T be real..."

Leo looked over towards her, fear in his eyes.

"...Hollie, too." he confirmed.

"Just as bad." he told her.

"So odds are SHE'S acting off, and... however strange." he continued.

"Damn it." he then cursed, looking forward.

"The hell IS this...?"

"Maybe." Leo responded.

"We can only hope." he told her, shaking his head.

He then paused, and thought about it.

"Wait..." he said.

"Rowena is affected... Vincent is affected... Hollie is affected..." he listed off.

"Should I check on Agent Sharp at The Unit in San Diego?" he asked her.

"I don't know how this is happening, but... if this is a contact thing, and he's been affected, we're in bigger trouble than ever."

Leo looked at her, was silent for a moment, and then nodded slowly.

"You take care of yourself, as well." he told her. "You're one of the nicest people I know, and... well... I don't want anything to happen to you." he admitted quietly, sadly.

He then just sighed, and cleared his throat.

"Anyway, I'm going to go check on Agent Sharp, and then report to Miss Syraene about all this." he said. "I'll leave my body here, simply because it'll be faster, and odds are you'll be gone by the time I 'return'." he reasoned. "I'll just mana out of here." he continued.

"...after I finish the tea." he then added.

"If Agent Sharp is affected by this, then I'm going to want to down the rest of that mug..." he mumbled.

"Do you want me to tell you if Agent Sharp is affected, by the way?" he asked her at the end, the thought JUST coming to mind. She might not want to hear it, but it might be beneficial for her. However, he wasn't going to make assumptions, he was going to let HER control the flow of info she received.

"..." Leo was silent for a moment, but then nodded.

"I will." he told her.

"I promise." he said.

"For all we know this ISN'T via contact, but... at this point, we cannot afford to make such assumptions." he then reasoned.

"Anyway, yeah, I will let you know." he stated.

Leo looked around for a moment, but he didn't have to say anything, as Rocky placed a pen and small pad of paper before him. He nodded when she did so, and sighed quietly, staring off into the distance.

"All right." he said.

"I'm going to check on Agent Sharp, leave a note here after, LEAVE, and then report to Miss Syraene." he told her.

"And seriously, do NOT go and attempt contact or conversation with Agent Sharp until you read the note I leave." he stressed. "This situation is starting to freak me out a little, and... well, we need to act on the side of... vague paranoia." he mumbled.

"As... awful as that was to say..."

Leo returned the hug and waved to her as she disappeared, before biting his lip.

"...all right..." he mumbled. "Let's find this out." he said to himself, sitting back down and 'going to sleep'.

Meanwhile, after a few knocks on the door, it was opened a few seconds later by Lindsay.

"Oh, hey Aunt Rocky." he greeted her.

"What brings YOU around?" he asked.

Lindsay looked... shocked when she said that.

"Wh-what?" he asked.

"Oh dear, that is not good at all." he commented.

"I'll be sure to warn those that live here immediately." he told her further.

"Are YOU doing all right?" he asked.

"Do you need to come in or something?" he then offered.

"..." Lindsay was silent for a moment, before nodding.

"Right." he said.

"Of course." he said further, before pausing for another moment.

"Well, I'll warn those here." he promised.

"...what are you going to do NOW, though?" he then asked.

She could tell Lindsay didn't like hearing that.

But he knew it was pointless to argue about all this, so he just sighed heavily.

"Very well then." he relented.

"If that is what you feel you must do." he said.

"...try and be safe, then." he went on, before looking back into the manor.

"Guess it's for the best you're not coming in. Jordan's over and has been testing her camera on us, snapping photos. Odds are if she saw you, she'd hold you back for some photos as well." he added with a light chuckle.