Shane looked as if he had been bucked in the gut.  He was so focused on the tags he didn't notice they were floating through the air.  They passed the barrier and the alien grabbed the bulk of silver chain with a shaking hand.  He held out the necklaces like they were a venomous snake.  He rested one hand on his forehead before brushing it through his short buzzed mane towards the back of his head.  He inspected the tags as if they held a secret to some all-important riddle.