Weird powers weren't going to be used on their rescuers - or on anyone else, until the collars were removed. Rokk wasn't as impatient, now that progress was being made. He forced a yawn to stretch out the muscles in his jaw. They felt stiff, and his mouth was dry.

He shot a mildly irritated look at Lyle. After all this effort getting back, Cos does not want to be the one to explain how they lost Invisible Kid at the last minute because Lyle had to get all heroic. But he can't really focus well enough to put together a comment on anything specific. His eyes keep drifting between Reaper's face mask and Elphelt's shotgun. Lyle's progress with the locks was assumed and didn't need to be tracked.

Settling on Reaper, Rokk spoke carefully, because he can't be sure that they're real, even with everything they saw in the crystal dimension, until he talks to someone he knows and hasn't only seen. "I'm Cosmic Boy, and that's Invisible Kid. I'm sorry we're out of uniform, but they have what's left of our gear. Who's the field leader?"