"Just as a hint for next time, we'd all be okay if you didn't with the spark-showers," she says, watching what he does.

But having this conversation in the dark is not really her thing, and she holds up a finger to stall for a second. The glow intensifies, reduces, and then disappears entirely as the lights above their heads flicker. Several times, and they come back on, and Nori smiles gently. "So. Thusly illuminated again, you must be new. Who's Fido?" she asks, gesturing with her chin to Mouse.