"Shadow, actually. They recharge under the couch." Or wherever they could get under cover. Convenient, especially since it meant they kept out of the way much of the time.

He looked at the scorpion and made a 'shoo' gesture, telling it, "Thanks, that's all I need." Yes, he actually thanked the little laser-bot. It couldn't hurt.

When he looked back to Travis, he grinned. "Wanna hit the bottles, now?" he asked, starting for the kitchen.