[Ben gets no reply to that next text; Walter's down the street, having been unable to fully pull himself away from Jim's place after talking with Sam Stone.

He catches note of Ben, relieved to see another face he trusts, though it's mixed with concern and analysis of his own reactions. Is trusting someone enough to make them safe from me? Seeing how Webmind went about violating Caitlin's privacy even though he trusted her-

But Ben is not Caitlin, as Walter is not Webmind. Or so he tries to remind himself, that this is no time for false equivalencies, that those boundaries matter.]

Hey. Thank you for coming, Benjiro.

[He's polite, and he looks happy to see Ben for certain, but the smile on his face doesn't fully match his eyes.]

We... should probably go elsewhere, shouldn't we?

[So Ben doesn't have to point that out himself.]