Somewhere between this morning and now, Skulduggery has apparently lost all control over the only room in the ship that's technically his own. Sure, he'd had a mysterious and now mysteriously vanished cabinmate before, and of course, he's obviously got a new one now, but still. This is his room! This is supposed to be a safe place for him to not deal with the living.

And now his teenage friend is invisible in a corner and Lucius is praying for scorpion death. Both of these things are very minorly his fault, which leads him to the horrifying realization that he might be the responsible party here.

This is the worst news he could have right now. He is not, generally speaking, known for being the responsible party.

First thing's first. "Obviously black," because he agrees with Lucius wholeheartedly on the matter. And then... okay. The invisible teenager might want a free pass next.

"Captain Bonnet, as much as I appreciate your company, I'd prefer it if you'd have the courtesy to knock, next time you come by." Because nothing says disappointed like calling a guy out on his impoliteness. "But since you're here, you might as well come in for a minute."

And if he's extremely gently applying a breeze in the hall to encourage Stede inside, to free the door for an invisible escape, well, who's to say?