Caitlin is watching him closely, trying to read past that tension.

"We should both get to the Cortex," she declares. "We'll check out the situation and then we'll figure this out, okay?"

Not waiting for a reply or leaving any room for argument, she turns and starts leading the way.

"Your things are in there if you'd like to grab them. Just-- if you can, tell your spirit not to raise another fuss?" she says as they pass the control room, ready to wait for him if he'd like to go in and grab his stuff.