All three studied Olivia for a moment - she could feel their eyes boring into her soul.  Finally they looked away, silently convening again.<br/><br/>"<strong>Fine.  But I don't have to be happy about it.</strong>"  Not-Jeff shot a warning glance at Mike and Olivia and then, with shocking suddenness, seemed to blur out of existence; his form became more smudged and indistinct until it simply faded into the background.  A quick glance around revealed that Jeffrey Trevino was once again standing where he had been when time stopped, the white tattoos gone.  Without a word, the freshman faded away and returned to her original position as well.<br/><br/>Not-Patty, now facing the two alone, met Olivia's smile with a strangely sad smile of her own.  "<em>For now, we are simply going to watch you.  Time will tell whether we can do more.  All we ask is that you show us that you are master of your new form; that it does not control you like it does the Emissary.  Like it soon will your other friend.  For what it is worth, we wish you luck.</em>"  She gave a wide shrug, as if to say "what happens, happens", then turned to walk away.  After a couple steps she stopped and glanced back.  In a tone of chilling seriousness she added, "<em>And be careful.  The Spider Man is coming.</em>"<br/><br/>The world suddenly lurched like a roller-coaster cresting the first hill, suddenly spinning and whirling around them and then snapping back into place.  Sound resumed, the sudden noise of high school hitting with almost physical force.  Olivia stood in front of Patty, who was sobbing.  Mike listened to Jeffrey Trevino flirt, and once again felt the push of sunlight on his arms.<br/><br/>A part of her too new for her to have noticed missing came rushing back, and Olivia felt the safety blanket wrap around her again.  "Olivia!  Are you okay?  I was so worried about you... what happened?"  The voice in her head sounded frantic, full of concern for her.