Silence settled in the room as they all three pointedly said nothing. For Elias' part, he was busy thinking through the bits of information Rylee just laid down. It was easier to believe that one had gone mad than to believe that one was seeing visions of a creature responsible for some sort of psychic attack on oneself.
But when more than one person saw the same creature, that belief seemed unreasonable at best. And lately, it was not at all unreasonable to believe in visions. Elias had never been superstitious, but he knew for a fact that he was seeing things that he couldn't see before -- seeing them on a regular basis. They weren't visions, per se. But it was as if he.... were looking through darkness at something happening at the same time in some other part of the world. Yes, it seemed that there were even more possibilities than he was aware of even a few months ago. Every question - even the strangest ones - mattered. Every answer counted.
At length, Elias stood. It was a slow, deliberate sort of movement. "Thank you," he said to Rylee, and meant it. "If you think of anything else -- either of you -- I'd be appreciative. Here, just --"
The business card read, Director, Network Security Development, DynTek. He jotted his apartment number and personal cell phone number on the back of the card, then set it on the couch.
"Anytime," he finished, and his tone indicated that he was still thinking over everything he'd learned. "I'll see myself out."