"I did wonder about that," Watts admitted. "Listening to radio after the fact, it seemed very odd that he was there to talk to everyone else but had mysteriously vacated before I entered the room."

Looking back on it, the way Steven had apparently startled awake despite his eyes already being open, the way he'd spoken aloud to Marc despite the other man (seemingly) not being there... Well. It seemed almost obvious, except for how it was never a conclusion Watts would've thought to arrive at.