Marco couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at how young Cassie looked. Yeah, he'd seen her in the little pictures on the PDA, but seeing it in person was a completely different story. It really drove home the point that right now, he was the most experienced one of them here. Which brought with it the frightening thought that if Jake didn't show up and some Yeerks did... But he put that thought off. We'll cross that bridge if it happens.
He entered, not bothering to glance around. The apartments were mostly the same until the residents started decorating themselves, and since Cassie had just gotten here, there wouldn't really be much in the way of that to look at. He did spot the chair, and cheerfully headed over and plopped down into it. "Now remember, Cassie," he told her, smirking, "our safe word is 'Hubert'."