"Shiva wept!" Autor shrieks, dropping the book and skittering backwards off the edge of the carpet. "Oww... Double Carthaginean hell, Jay, warn me before you do that!"

He pops his head over the edge, kneeling awkwardly as he rests his elbows on it. His face looks like he has spent some time out in the sun, but his scowl quickly melts into an amazed smile. "I couldn't even seen you! I guess it works in the sunlight because you were basically undetectable--and you move so silently, too! Wow."