[John is treated to one of Steve's serious looks. He's never a fan of experiments, and mind control stories are getting to be all too familiar to him. When are the bad guys going to learn? He sets his jaw as he listens to John tell him about the static and things appearing and disappearing. And the part about eyes and compulsions. Yup. Sounds like mind control.]

It's all right. [He's firm, but quiet. It's a statement of conviction. Not aggressive, but without question.] You couldn't help it. Tell me what happened after that. Whatever was getting everyone to interact with these symbols is doing it for a reason. I'm still figuring things out here, so any tips you can give me might help me avoid trouble when this happens again.