"I'm fine," Atom assures him, turning the lights off in his eyes. Without the glow they're a common brown. "I only have to charge every few days normally, unless I've been doing a lot of flying, and I was able to recharge when I arrived yesterday."

The people who had been hesitating in the back of the passage hurry past them with rushed thank you's.

"I can keep the lights on as long as needed, but we better leave soon."