Jet's patient in waiting for Albert's response, still holding him close, though the buzzing in his veins subsided remarkably in the few seconds it took for Albert to get that far-off look on his face.

Of course, even once he's got an answer, it doesn't really make him less confused. One question answered, another asked. "His talking to you made you jump like that?" Ivan had drifted into Jet's dreams before or even caused Jet to dream and it had never woken him up so violently before.