pH: 7.4. Chlorine: 2 ppm. Alkalinity: 95 ppm. Calcium Hardness: 300 ppm. No presence of algae or harmful bacteria. All in all, a chemically balanced pool. Connor flicked the water off his fingers and then looked up to see the woman staring back. His eyebrows twitched apologetically, anticipating an adverse reaction--without Hank around to reel in disgust, it was surprisingly easy to forget how this looked to humans.

Well--was she human? He didn't recognize her and he learned his lessons about assumptions.

"No," he replied after a moment too long of staring. "I check it daily. I'm...very thorough."