Bariyan stared down at Martin for a long while, as if there were something new and shocking about Martin's appearance tonight. He had to force a blink to wake himself from that daze.

"Martin," he said, again. He turned to face the boy. "I need to borrow your tablet. I want to see something...."

Halfway through that last sentence, Bariyan actually looked at Martin, and frowned.

"Did I wake you up?"