What do you have there, Gabriel?"
"Never mind that," Blankenship says. "Put that box down. We need you to move furniture around while we determine how best to share this space."
Gabriel looks at you with an expression of near-panic. He lifts the box and cuts his eyes at Blankenship and Dr. Ellison. He's got something he wants to tell you, but not in front of the others.
A close look at the box reveals tangled threads of lime green energy, thick around as a soda can, extending from the box to a spot a foot away. They're the color of summoning patterns. As Gabriel shifts, the threads move with the box like a helium balloon.