At Mr. Smecker's voice, Alexis' face appeared back on the tablet, an expression of pure relief overcoming some of the panic. She's still in the hallway of the apartment building, but she isn't barreling down it or into the city proper, so... that's something, right?

She doesn't like being told (again) to stay put, but between the two adults, her natural inclination towards rule following was starting to win out, and she nodded. She even managed a little weak smile at his question. "I was thinking that maybe the vampire thing was the blood loss talking," she admitted.