[ He feels a swell of relief when she responds, and he exhales sharply. ]

Not cool, Mills. If you hated my company that much, you coulda' just said so.

[ Peter stands again, and takes a cautious step over the floor -- and it flickers this time, surprisingly, but it's abrupt, and the ground is quickly solid again. ]

Probably a busted teleporter. Big house like this, they probably wanted to get from Point A to Point B--

[ Naturally, his conjecture is interrupted when the floor finally disappears from beneath him, and he lands on the ground gracelessly. ]

-- faster. Ow.