"Probably wouldn't have agreed to allow it if he'd something to hide as well," Steven said.

Of course there was always the chance that someone could have an ability to hide their true self from Midnight, especially if they were like Illyana, but Steven preferred to think and assume the best of people.

"Still, hopeful, yeah?" Steven said. "Someone Marc can run into in the day. Strike up a conversation. Forge a connection in spite of himself."

Or possibly because Steven might forget he wasn't supposed to force anything and he shoved Marc out into the common areas if others were around. One of those.