they absorbed into the creatures skin . i nod , not bothering to tell him what really happened . backing out afterward will lead straight into a fight that might blow the roof off the house , and i really do n't want that . i assume that you want to be there along for the ride , dont you ? he lifted both of his hands in one of those i'm-harmless gestures that people did . one had a cat scent , the other was a bird of some kind . i didnt want my family around me when that happened . 