Chloe Fairchild, who followed him in, looked completely exasperated as she covered her face with her hands.
"Sean Conrad! You're unbelievable! Take that thing off, now! This is mortifying!"
In the room, everyone except Annelise Valentine—including Jett Westgate—fell into a brief silence.
The corner of Leo Lennox's mouth twitched. He wanted to laugh but felt it would be rude, so he forced himself to hold it in.
"Annelise! You have to do something about her! She's been nagging me the entire trip! From Veridia all the way here, her mouth hasn't stopped for a second! She's talked my ear off!"
As he spoke, he raised a hand to pat his helmet, as if to show how much he was suffering.
Annelise Valentine asked, "You're going to eat with a helmet on? Won't you get hot and stuffy?"
Sean Conrad reached up and fumbled with the side of his helmet. With a soft CLICK, he flipped the entire face shield upward, revealing his face.
