[Manabu's half-sat on his legs, flopped a little onto one side from the startle, propped up by one hand while the other holds the tablet.

he blinks a few times, eyebrows lifting.]

Uoh--you're back! [no shit he just said that. tail wags anyway.] A--no, nothing. I heard you mumbling something, so I tried to get as much as I could of it down...

[he holds out the tablet.]