Eliot had spent the day on the mainland, thus missing the whole villain invasion thing going on. He'd only just gotten in his door, a large cardboard box precariously balanced in one hand while he tried to dodge the excitable puppy, when his phone started ringing from the umbrella stand.

At least he hadn't turned it off again, this time?

He let it ring a little longer than he ever normally would, as he put the box down and scooped Val up and had to dig through the umbrellas to find it, but he managed to answer before voicemail kicked in, at least. "What?"