“Gerae?” Virmad says. “It’s Rahal Virmad. I’m going to come inside. Please stand away from — well, from what will be the door.”

Then: “Grid, mute voice connection. Or, wait — unmute Gerae’s end of the voice connection, so I can hear him answer. Then, could you please provide a door into this room, preferably with a visual aperture so I can confirm our guest’s location within the room before I enter? I don’t want any surprises.”

He’s confident (or hopeful) Gerae isn’t going anywhere, but...better safe than sorry.