> "All right."
> Look down the hallway. Is anyone around?
>> If not: "Though, before we leave this area, I did want to ask you again, just to give you more info and possibly show you that it's not malevolent..."
> Take a breath.
> "Remember when I asked if I could, well, 'borrow' you? It is not as bad as it sounds...I can absorb energies, in a way that they are in me but still separate from me unless I actively try to assimilate them. This includes other people, too. I promise it would not hurt, if you'd be willing to let me demonstrate."