"Y-Yeah. You're right, I guess." Danny said this in response to his father, not to Calibri. Maybe he could just sleep the whole thing off! With a newfound sense of hope, Danny's spirits seemed to lift considerably. Now as long as he could actually manage to get to sleep despite all the itching and swelling and oozing, things would be right as rain.

He stood up from the stool and wasted no time heading towards the door. Without even the slightest bit of thanks towards Calibri he said, "I'm going to bed," and dashed out of the room.